http://hoc.elet.polimi.it/policultura/ The statues of the archeological museum show centuries of Roman art and history. One interesting aspect of these objects is the place where they were found. Most statues actually were recycled and reused as building blocks; archeological excavations find them integrated into walls or houses foundations. This is why many of the items in the museum collection are incomplete. The most fragile parts, such as the nose, the arms, the legs, were broken already in the antiquity. it Politecnico di Milano - Italy No Laboratorio HOC, Politecnico di Milano - Italy The statues of the archeological museum show centuries of Roman art and history. One interesting aspect of these objects is the place where they were found. Most statues actually were recycled and reused as building blocks; archeological excavations find them integrated into walls or houses foundations. This is why many of the items in the museum collection are incomplete. The most fragile parts, such as the nose, the arms, the legs, were broken already in the antiquity. 13 SEP 2006 10:43:55 +0100WED, 13 SEP 2006 10:43:55 +0100 http://www.poliarcheo.it/romana/ENG/podcast/5.mp4 http://www.poliarcheo.it/romana/ENG/podcast/5.mp4 Laboratorio HOC, Politecnico di Milano - Italy Laboratorio HOC, Politecnico di Milano - Italy Most statues of the Archeological Museum, such as nymphs and nude Aphrodites, were collocated in the gardens of well-off citizens and were mostly reused as building materials in more recent buildings. The ones with a religious theme are few, because they were destroyed or recycled in other constructions, especially when Paganism was banned. 13 SEP 2006 10:43:55 +0100WED, 13 SEP 2006 10:43:55 +0100 http://www.poliarcheo.it/romana/ENG/podcast/5.1.mp4 http://www.poliarcheo.it/romana/ENG/podcast/5.1.mp4 Laboratorio HOC, Politecnico di Milano - Italy Laboratorio HOC, Politecnico di Milano - Italy Milanese statues are characterized by a mixture of the local and the Greek classical styles. The local portrait was naturalistic, colored, with large ears, visible wrinkles, the faces had marked lineages. This style was born from the italic tradition. The classical style, characterized by harmonious and elegant shapes, was appreciated by the upper classes that endeavored to imitate the style of the capital (Rome), so as to be as close as possible to the powers center. 13 SEP 2006 10:43:55 +0100WED, 13 SEP 2006 10:43:55 +0100 http://www.poliarcheo.it/romana/ENG/podcast/5.2.mp4 http://www.poliarcheo.it/romana/ENG/podcast/5.2.mp4 Laboratorio HOC, Politecnico di Milano - Italy Laboratorio HOC, Politecnico di Milano - Italy One of the most significant cult statues in the museum collection is Zeuss head, presumably coming from the area of the Sforza Castle. It certainly belonged to a majestic cult statue, Roman copy of the I century A.D., inspired by works of the Athenian sculptor Briasside (Second half of IV century B.C.). 13 SEP 2006 10:43:55 +0100WED, 13 SEP 2006 10:43:55 +0100 http://www.poliarcheo.it/romana/ENG/podcast/5.3.mp4 http://www.poliarcheo.it/romana/ENG/podcast/5.3.mp4 Laboratorio HOC, Politecnico di Milano - Italy Laboratorio HOC, Politecnico di Milano - Italy The statue of Hercules is one of the few pieces of the archaeological museum that were found in their original location. It is a Roman copy of the II century A.D. of a statue made by Lisippo, Greek sculptor from the second half of IV century B.C. The Hercules dates from the II century A.D. It is not entire, having only part of the legs and the torso up to the neck. It was found in the area of the Roman thermal baths in Milan, called the Herculean Thermal Baths in honor of their founder, emperor Maximian Herculius. 13 SEP 2006 10:43:55 +0100WED, 13 SEP 2006 10:43:55 +0100 http://www.poliarcheo.it/romana/ENG/podcast/5.4.mp4 http://www.poliarcheo.it/romana/ENG/podcast/5.4.mp4 Laboratorio HOC, Politecnico di Milano - Italy Laboratorio HOC, Politecnico di Milano - Italy