Subject
Female statue with naked upper body and the lower part wrapped in a cloak sitting on a sea monster, representing the Nereid nymph.
Accession number 393005
White marble; sculpture in the round.
Height 110 cm, width 90 cm, depth 50 cm
The nose, the right arm and an end of the Nereid’s drapery, as well as parts of the head, the left paw and the tail of the sea monster are missing. Some chipping on the surface.
Mid-1st century B.C.
Provenance
4th mile of Via Latina, Quadraro district
Placement
Antiquarium of Lucrezia Romana
Credits
Archive of the Appia Antica Archaeological Park (pictures of Giulio Archinà)
Bibliography
Patrimonium Appiae: depositi emersi, exhibition catalogue curated by F. R. Paolillo, M. Pontisso, S. Roascio, Quingentole 2022, pp 519-520.
