Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Roman fresco showing the sale of bread in the market. The wall painting was discovered in the home of Julia Felix in Pompeii. Currently, the object is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

Roman portrait of a young man with a beard. The object comes from Egypt, which was under Roman rule. The picture is an example of a Fayum portrait.

Head detail Emperor Lucius Verus. The object is dated to the 2nd century CE.

Portrait of a young man from Roman Egypt with a visible incision on his right eye after surgery. Object dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE. Example of Fayum portrait.

The faces of the athletes from the great Roman mosaic, found in the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, are shown in great detail. The floor mosaic adorned the exercise area. The mosaic was discovered in 1824 and is now in the Vatican Museums.

Ancient Roman trepan – used in Roman medicine to drill a circular hole in bone or other tissue by pressing and twisting. The object is made of bronze.

Graphics showing a fragment of Trajan’s Column – the Emperor’s Monument. The artwork is by Fernando G. Baptista.

Roman relief showing a lion or a wolf, from the 2nd-4th centuries CE. The relief was found on a stone sarcophagus in ancient Sirmium (present-day Sremska Mitrovica, northern Serbia). It is now in the Srem Museum.

Roman decorated spoon with a dolphin-shaped ornament. The object is made of rock crystal and bone. Dated to the 1st century CE.

Roman statue depicting an acrobat. The object is made of bronze and dates back to the 2nd century CE.