Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Roman glass perfume bottle. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

Reconstruction of a fragment of a Roman relief showing a sandal (caliga) with a sock rolled up. It is located in the Vatican Museums. It is the proposed colour reconstruction from the book “Die Prätorianer – Folterknechte oder Elitetruppe”.

Fragment of a Roman glass cup with a scene of a love act. Dated to the middle of the 1st century CE.

Roman glass vessel in the shape of a fish. Object dated to the 3rd-4th century CE.

A gold medallion depicting Emperor Valens, which was made around the years 364 to 368 CE. The emperor was depicted in a toga, on a horse, with a halo over his head. The inscription on the artefact reads Gloria Romanorum, meaning “Glory of the Romans”. The emperor died in the battle of Adrianople on August 9, 378 CE.

Livia’s Villa, wife of Octavian Augustus, was discovered in 1863 at Prima Porta, north of Rome. It was quite a sensation to find an underground room, the walls of which were entirely decorated with an amazing fresco of the summer garden.

Roman knife holder in the shape of a man’s bust. Object dated to the 1st-2nd century CE.

In Pula (Croatia) can be found the base of a Roman octagonal mausoleum from the 1st-2nd century CE. Archaeologists believe that there was a tomb in its central part, and the entire octagonal structure had a roof.

Roman mosaic from Veii (now Isola Farnese in Italy) that shows an African elephant being loaded onto an antique ship. The object is dated from the 3rd-4th century CE and is now located in the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, Germany.

Roman decorative handles for the cart, in the shape of lion heads. Objects dated to the 2nd century CE.