THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART

Sculpture
5121. INSCRIPTIONS. Rome.
Slab used to close a child funerary niche (loculus) in a catacombs. Detail: Saint Apostles Peter and Paul.
Marble. 4th cent. CE.
Inv. No. 28596.
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius Christian Museum.
5122. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Elijah ascends to Heaven on the Chariot of Fire before Elisha’s Eyes. Fragment of a sarcophagus side (?).
Marble.
3rd—4th cent. CE.
Inv. No. 31488 (ex 151 A).
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius Christian Museum.
5123. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Cast of a sarcophagus with Traditio Legis in the Vatican Grottoes.
Original (inv. 174): marble, c. 350—375 CE.
Inv. Nos. 31528 (ex XXV) / 174 (orig.).
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius Christian Museum.
5124. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Cast of a sarcophagus with Traditio Legis in the Vatican Grottoes. Frontal side: Sacrifice of Isaac, Traditio Legis, Christ before Pilate.
Original: marble, c. 350—375 CE.
Inv. Nos. 31528 (ex XXV) / 174 (orig.).
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius Christian Museum.
5125. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Cast of a sarcophagus with Traditio Legis in the Vatican Grottoes. Left side: Prediction of Peter’s denial.
Original: marble, c. 350—375 CE.
Inv. Nos. 31528 (ex XXV) / 174 (orig.).
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius Christian Museum.
5126. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Cast of a sarcophagus with Traditio Legis in the Vatican Grottoes. Right side: Peter baptizes his overseers; Jesus heals a woman with a bleeding.
Original: marble, c. 350—375 CE.
Inv. Nos. 31528 (ex XXV) / 174 (orig.).
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius Christian Museum.
5127. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Cast of a sarcophagus with Traditio Legis in the Vatican Grottoes. Detail of the front side: Traditio Legis.
Original: marble, c. 350—375 CE.
Inv. Nos. 31528 (ex XXV) / 174 (orig.).
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius Christian Museum.
5128. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Cast of a sarcophagus with Traditio Legis in the Vatican Grottoes. Detail of the front side: apostle Paul.
Original: marble, c. 350—375 CE.
Inv. Nos. 31528 (ex XXV) / 174 (orig.).
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius Christian Museum.
5129. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Cast of a sarcophagus with Traditio Legis in the Vatican Grottoes. Detail of the front side: Luke the Evangelist (?).
Original: marble, c. 350—375 CE.
Inv. Nos. 31528 (ex XXV) / 174 (orig.).
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius Christian Museum.
5130. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Cast of a sarcophagus with Traditio Legis in the Vatican Grottoes. Detail of the front side: Sacrifice of Isaac.
Original: marble, c. 350—375 CE.
Inv. Nos. 31528 (ex XXV) / 174 (orig.).
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius Christian Museum.
5131. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Cast of a sarcophagus with Traditio Legis in the Vatican Grottoes. Detail of the front side: Christ.
Original: marble, c. 350—375 CE.
Inv. Nos. 31528 (ex XXV) / 174 (orig.).
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius Christian Museum.
5132. SCULPTURE. Rome.
The Christ monogram. Central fragment of the frontal side of a strigillated sarcophagus.
Marble.
End of the 4th cent. CE.
Inv. No. 31550 (ex 188).
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius Christian Museum.
5133. SCULPTURE. Greece.
Term of an unknown Greek.
Marble.
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Upper lobby of the Momo (Bramante) Staircase.
5134. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Narcissus or Ganimede (close-up).
Marble. Roman work.
2nd-3d cent. CE.
Inv. No. 2759.
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum.
5135. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Colossal head of Athena.
Marble. Roman work.
Age of Hadrian.
Inv. No. 1434.
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum.
5136. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Colossal head of Athena.
Marble. Roman work.
Age of Hadrian.
Inv. No. 1434.
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum.
5137. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Narcissus or Ganimede.
Marble. Roman work.
2nd-3d cent. CE.
Inv. No. 2759.
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum.
5138. INSCRIPTIONS. Rome.
Inscription on the sarcophagus of Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Hispanus in the Tomb of the Scipios.
Aniene tufa.
Inv. No. 1155.
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Apoxyomenos Cabinet, 38.
5139. SCULPTURE. Rome.
So-called head of Ennius.
Tufa.
Third quarter of the 2nd cent. BCE.
Inv. No. 1148.
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Apoxyomenos Cabinet, 39.
5140. SCULPTURE. Rome.
So-called head of Ennius.
Tufa.
Third quarter of the 2nd cent. BCE.
Inv. No. 1148.
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Apoxyomenos Cabinet, 39.