Statue of Vulcanus (152)

Found in a niche in the underground service area of the Terme del Mitra (I,XVII,2).
H. without the plinth 1.04.
The deity must have been holding a hammer and a sceptre. This means it is a copy of the cult statue of Alkamenes, made around 420 BC for the Hephaisteion in Athens, where it was accompanied by a statue of Athena.

Arachne 1073873. Helbig nr. 3014. Guida p. 30 nr. 3. G. Calza, BullCom 66 (1938), 307 fig. 41. Photos: ICCD E023896 and CGBC 1200005497.