Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Bronze statuette showing a comic actor. Dated to the 1st century CE. The object was found in the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum.

An early Christian fresco depicting a christogram that forms the abbreviation of the name of Jesus Christ. The object dates to the 4th-5th century CE. The fresco was painted on the wall of a Roman tomb discovered in the necropolis of Naissus, today’s city of Nis (southeast Serbia).

Golden beautiful Roman ring from the 3rd century CE. The object was found in one of the graves dug in the remains of Viminacium, a Roman city located near modern Kostolac (eastern Serbia).

Egyptian dice, around 2000 years old. The dice has 20 walls with Greek characters.

Amazing floor mosaic in the atrium of the villa of the wealthy merchant Aulus Umbricius Scaurus in Pompeii. The man traded the famous fish sauce – garum.

1800-year-old Roman shoes. Found in York, England.

Fragment of a Roman mosaic in Sirmium (currently Sremska Mitrovica, northern Serbia). The object dates to the 2nd – 4th century CE. The artefact is now in the museum in Sremska Mitrovica.

Roman mirror made of silver, standing on a bronze base. Dated to 2nd century BCE – 2nd century CE.

A well-preserved Roman perfume storage vessel (so-called aryballos). Dated to the 2nd century CE.

Roman floor mosaic in cubiculum (bedroom) in Villa Romana del Casale in Sicily. The villa is known for its beautiful and decorative mosaics. In total, mosaics decorate over 3,000 square meter of ground.