Colossal statue restored as Oceanus: “Marforio”
Type:
Sculpture
Year:
1rst - 2nd century AD
Material and technique:
Marble
Size:
cm 242
Origin:
From Rome, near the church of S. Pietro in Carcere
Inventory:
inv. MC0001
Masterpieces of the hall
The hall
The large central niche in the end wall features a large fountain with the colossal statue of a River god, known as Marforio.
The three large grey granite pillars with a relief frieze portraying Egyptian high priests originate from the sanctuary of Isis and Serapis in the Campus Martius.
