Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Roman statuette of a little dog. The expression on the mouth is priceless.

Roman hydraulic pump dated between 200 and 1 BCE.

The National Prado Museum in Madrid has a wonderful Roman marble sculpture in collection, which received the name “Apotheosis of Claudius”. In the upper part of the sculpture is beautifully shaped eagle, which is on the pile of weapons. The eagle holds lightning in one claw and an orb in the other.

Bronze statuette showing hoplomachus – a type of Roman gladiator. The object dates to the 2nd century CE.

The tombstone of the Roman centurion Titus Comenius Severus from the 1st century CE. The object was found in ancient Sirmium (now Sremska Mitrovica, in northern Serbia).

Roman gold jewellery. Treasures, dated to the 2nd – 5th century CE, were found in northern Serbia.

Roman mosaic showing the gladiators’ struggle, fighting with whip and club. The object was discovered in a Roman villa in Nennig (southwest Germany). An artefact is dated to the middle of the third century CE.

Beautiful Roman marble sculpture depicting an eagle. The object is located on the altar and dates to the 1st century CE. The object was found by Horatio Walpole in the remains of the baths of Caracalla in 1742. It is probably the best-preserved sculpture of an eagle, next to the “apotheosis of Claudius”. The facility is located at Strawberry Hill House in London.

Roman collar for a slave. The inscription reads: “I have run away; hold me. When you have brought me back to my master Zoninus, you will receive a gold coin (solidus)”.

Roman gold snake-shaped bracelet. Dated to 1st BCE – 1st century CE. It was sold for 16,250 dollars when its value was estimated at 3000-5000 dollars.