Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Extremely realistic Roman greyhound statue. Sculpture dated to the 2nd century BCE. Currently, the object is in the Vatican Museums.

A decorated Roman vessel that was discovered in 2003 in the village of Ilam (central England). The object is dated to the 2nd century CE and it’s made of bronze.

A wonderful mosaic showing a dog with a golden vessel in which wine or water was kept – so-called askos. The object was discovered in Alexandria in 1993 and dates to the 2nd – 1st century BCE. Currently, the artefact can be admired at the Greek-Roman Museum in Alexandria.

Oceanus on the Roman mosaic depicted under the form of a crab. At the bottom right and left are two Nereids on sea horses. The object dates to the 2nd – 3rd century CE; discovered in the remains of Utica. The artefact is now in the Bardo Museum in Tunis (Tunisia).

Roman mosaic with geometric patterns, derived from the imperial palace of Galerius in the Gamzigrad – Felix Romuliana complex (around Zaječar, in eastern Serbia). Dated to the 3rd-4th century CE.

Two beautiful Roman rings, dated to 2nd – 3rd century CE.

Roman sapphire ring that is believed to belong to emperor Caligula. It shows the engraved image of his last wife Caesonia.

Roman mount – made of copper – being part of a vessel or tripod, in the shape of a bust of young Nero. The object dates to the years 49-60 CE.

Tombstone portrait of a woman who was mummified after her death. Object found at Fayum, Roman Egypt. It belongs to the so-called Fayum portraits. The painting was created with the encaustic technique (using paint dissolved in hot wax) on wood.

Golden oak wreath with a bee and two cicadas. The object was dated 350-300 BCE; found in Turkey, near Dardanelle, in a tomb. An object located in the British Museum.