Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Roman decorated vessel made of bronze and lead. Decorated with patterns like grapevines or wreaths in red, blue and green. Object found in Scotland; dated 1st-2nd century CE.

A statue of a Gallic soldier in Roman robes, holding a Gallic shield. It is suspected that he was a Gallic aristocrat recruited into Roman auxiliary. The object was found in 1850 in Vachères, east of Avignon. It is now in the Lapidary Museum in Avignon (France). Sculpture dated to the 1st BCE – 1st century CE.

The head of a young Roman – called De Bénévent – from around 50 BCE. The object is made of bronze and copper and was found at Herculaneum.

Fragment of material with an imprint of the Roman stamp “LG X F”, made by the X Fretensis legion while the unit was stationed in Judea. It contains images of a warship and a boar – symbols of the legion. The object dates back to 1-2 CE. Currently, the artifact is in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

Milestone (milliarium) of the emperor usurper Carausius, dated 286-293 CE. Object was found south of Carlisle (North England); in 1894. The inscription was corrected for the reign of Emperor Constantine I.

Etruscan helmet in the shape of a wolf’s head. The object is made of bronze and dates back to the 6th-5th centuries BCE.

A marble statue of emperor Vespasian who was depicted as a hero. The object was found in the remains of the sanctuary Sodales Augustales in Misenum (present-day Bacoli, Italy) – a college taking care for the cult of Octavian Augustus.

Beautiful Roman image of a woman. The object is made of bronze and terracotta. Dated to the 3rd century CE, it was found in Marnheim (Germany).

Roman portrait of a man from amethyst. Object dated to 50-40 BCE and is only 2 cm wide. We don’t know where the artefact was discovered.

Portrait of a Roman – around 25 years old – made on wood. The man was certainly of better origin. The object is dated to 31 BCE.