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Catalogue of Sculptures

Bronze and Marble Sculptures

The table below lists the location where each sculpture was found together with a short title or description, the catalogue number as allocated by the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, the reference number on Weber's plan as updated by De Petra and the date and exact place of the discovery. The sculptures are of bronze unless stated otherwise. You may view selected sculptures by clicking the button next to its description.

Note: The numbers on Weber's plan referred to in the table are marked on the three sections of his map included here. Plan (1) shows the location of the finds west of the garden, Plan (2) those in the garden and Plan (3) the finds in the atrium, tablinum and 2nd peristyle. Clicking on the position description in the table will take you straight to the appropriate plan.

Summary Details

Position Sculpture
 Catalogue
No.
 No. on Plan
Date
 Exact place of
Discovery
In the atrium

 7 statuettes of sileni 5006, 5007, 5011, 5012, 5015, 5031, 5033
 		20
 		1754
 Round the impluvium.

4 statuettes of fauns and putti 5020, 5028, 5029, 5030
 20
 1754
 Round the impluvium.

'Democritus' 5602
 x 1754
 South side of entrance to peristyle.

Bust with a Chlamys 5588
 ix 1754
 South side of entrance to peristyle.

'Ptolemy II Philadelphus'
 5600
 22
 1754
 South side of entrance to peristyle.

Dancing Faun (statuette)
 5292
 23
 1754
 South side of entrance to peristyle.

Bearded Silenus
 5296
 23
 1754
 South side of entrance to peristyle.

'Antiochus I Soter'
 5596
 27
 1755
 Middle of right hand wall.
In the 2nd peristyle

 'Empedocles of Agrigento'
 5623
 viii
 1753
 In the angles of the peristyle.

Herm of the Doriphorus
 4885
 30
 1753
 In the angles of the peristyle.

Herm of an Amazon
 4889
 32
 1753
 In the angles of the peristyle.

Pythagoras
 5607
 33
 1753
 In the angles of the peristyle.

'Ptolemy Apion'
 5598
 28
 1759
 South side of peristyle.
In the tablinum Veiled Woman
 6240
 d
 1753
 North wall of peristyle.

Athena Promachos (marble)
 6007
 h
 1752
 Between columns on east side of peristyle.

Bust of a Flamen
 5587
 36
 1752
 In the centre of room.

Female bust
 5474
 36
 1752
 In the centre of room.

Portrait bust
 5586
 36
 1752
 In the centre of room.

Bust of a Priest of Isis
 5634
 35
 1752
 In the centre of room.

Bust of a Youth
 5614
 35
 1754
 In the centre of room.

Bust of a Youth
 5633
 35
 1752
 In the centre of room.

Demosthenes
 5469
 35
 1753
 In the centre of room.

Epicurus
 11017 36 1752
 East of second peristyle.
Rooms east of 2nd peristyle & south of Tablinum Hermarchus
 5471
 xvi
 1753
 Room where a few papyri were found.

Dionysus or Plato
 5618
 45
 1759
 Room where a few papyri were found.

Herm of Hercules (marble)
 6164
 44
 1759
 Room where a few papyri were found.
Rooms north of tablinum
 Demosthenes
 5467
 Room 8
 1753
 North of the tablinum.

Epicurus
 5465
 Room 8
 1753
 North of the tablinum.

Hermarchus
 5466
 Room 8
 1753
 North of the tablinum.

Zeno
 5468
 Room 8
 1753
 North of the tablinum.
In the garden
 Aeschines (marble)
 6018
 47
 1753
 In the east portico.

Isocrates (marble)
 6162
 12
 1756
 In the east portico.

Orator (marble)
 6210
 11
 1756
 In the east portico.

Bust of Apollo
 5608
 49
 1756
 Between the east portico and the pond.

Bust of Artemis
 5592
 50
 1756
 Between the east portico and the pond.

Gazelle
 4886
 51
 1756
 Between the east portico and the pond.

Gazelle
 4888
 52
 1756
 Between the east portico and the pond.

Boar
 4893
 53
 1756
 Between the east portico and the pond.

Bust of Hellenistic Monarch
 5594
 54
 1759
 Between the east portico and the pond.

Sleeping Faun
 5624
 56
 1756
 In the east curve of the pond.

Mercury in Repose
 5625
 75
 1758
 Near the west curve of pond.

Drunken Faun
 5628
 B
 1754
 Near the west curve of pond.

Two Wrestlers
 5626-7
 A, 74
 1754
 Near the west curve of pond.

Praying Child
 5603
 80
 1754
 North west corner of garden.

Seleucus I Nicator
 5590
 81
 1755
 North west corner of garden.

'Sappho'
 4896
 79
 1758
 North west corner of garden.

Dancer
 5619
 xviii
 1745
 Along south portico on right side.

Dancer
 5620
 xix
 1745
 Along south portico on right side

Dancer
 5621
 xx
 1754
 Along south portico on right side.

Dancer
 5605
 xxi
 1745
 Along south portico on right side.

Dancer
 5604
 66
 1756
 South side between the portico and the pond.

Herm of Philosopher (marble)
 6155
 6
 1756
 South side between the portico and the pond.
  Ideal Head
 5610 7
 1759
 South side between the portico and the pond.
  Herm of Paniassi (marble)
 6152 58
 1757
 South side between the portico and the pond.
  Bust of Hellenistic Monarch (marble)
 6149 5
 1759?
 South side between the portico and the pond.
  Warrior in a Helmet (marble)
 6151 69
 1756
 South side between the portico and the pond.
  'Ptolemy II Philadelphus' (marble)
 6158 68
 1757
 South side between the portico and the pond.

Pan and Goat (marble)
 27709 4
 1752
 South side between the portico and the pond.

Anacreon (marble)
 6414 59
 1757
 South side between the portico and the pond.
 
 Pseudo Seneca
 5616 70
 1754
 South side between the portico and the pond.

Phyrrus (marble)
 6150 86
 1757
 North side of pond.

Herm of Athena (marble)
 6322
 85
 1757
 North side of pond.

Herm of Hestia (marble)
 6188
 84
 1757
 North side of pond.

Herm of Philitaerus Pergamon (marble)
 6148
 89
 1757
 North side of pond.

Herm of Archidamus III (marble)
 6156
 88
 1757
 North side of pond.

Herm of Greek Philosopher (marble)
 6147
 87
 1757
 North side of pond.

Herm of Cynical Philosopher (marble)
 6154
 83
 1757
 North side of pond.

Herm of Bion of Borysthrenes (marble)
 6153
 82
 1757
 North side of pond.
In excavations west of garden Putto (statuette)
 5023
 d
 1751
 At south west corner.

Putto (statuette) 5027
 d
 1751
 At south west corner.

Putto (statuette) 5021
 d
 1751
 At south west corner.

Putto (statuette) 5032
 d
 1751
 At south west corner.

Statue of a Boy (marble)
 6105
 f
 1751
 At south west corner.
Unknown Epicurus
 5470
 v(?)
 1753



Note:
The catalogue is based on the book 'Buried Herculaneum' by Ethyl Ross Barker published in 1908.



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