Ancient statuette torso restored as the flayed Marsyas. (Marsyas 閏orch?vif par Apollon; Hautung des Marsyas).The Satyr Marsyas was flayed alive by Apollo after he challenged the God to a contest of music. From the Giustiniani collection.Torso of the 1st-2nd century AD (?) with additions from the late 16th century.White marble. MT 464.- Torlonia Collection of ancient sculptures.From the Museo Torlonia (Torlonia Museum) founded in Rome by Prince Alessandro Torlonia in 1875 and dissolved in 1976.The collection of marble and alabaster sculptures dating to the Roman Empire period has been described as the 'most important private museum of sculpture in the world'.Rome; Italy. 2021.