Marforio
Rome, September 2015
Marforio, dating from the 1st century CE, is one of the famous so-called "talking statues" of Rome. It was discovered with a granite basin bearing the inscription "mare in foro", but the statue may as well take its name from the Latin name for the area in which it was discovered (Martis Forum), or from the Marioli, or Marfuoli, family who owned property near the Mamertine Prison, also near the forum, where the statue was situated until 1588.
Marforio
Rome, September 2015
Marforio, dating from the 1st century CE, is one of the famous so-called "talking statues" of Rome. It was discovered with a granite basin bearing the inscription "mare in foro", but the statue may as well take its name from the Latin name for the area in which it was discovered (Martis Forum), or from the Marioli, or Marfuoli, family who owned property near the Mamertine Prison, also near the forum, where the statue was situated until 1588.