Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Gallo-Roman bronze statuettes depicting Priapus. The objects were found in Picardy, northern France. The objects consist of two parts, where one of the layers presents a great phallus. Dated to the 1st century CE.

Roman fresco showing Saturn with its head covered with a hood. The Roman God holds a sickle in his hand. The painting was discovered in the House of the Dioscuri in Pompeii.

Roman coin with three imperial images. The object is dated to the 3rd-4th century CE. The artifact was found in the remains of ancient Viminacium, near the city of Kostolac, in eastern Serbia.

Beautiful Roman mask – of a ceremonial nature – which is part of the helmet. The object dates to the 2nd century CE. The artifact was found in the Roman castrum in Kostol, near the remains of the Trajan’s Bridge, in eastern Serbia.

Roman wooden tablet, which acted as a letter. Still we can read that sender is asking for the supply of food for the Saturnalia festival. The object comes from Vindolanda (northern England).

Emperor Trajan depicted as a pharaoh. To the left of the character are hieroglyphic names, preceded by the titles of King of Upper and Lower Egypt and Son of Ra. The object is located in Dendera (Upper Egypt), in the temple complex.

Various Roman or barbarian finds from Belgrade. Dated to I-VI century CE. The objects are brooches. Those can be seen at the City Museum in Belgrade (Serbia).

Bust of a 3-year-old Martial who was born and died as a slave. The monument was commissioned by the boy’s owner. The hairstyle suggests that the boy lived during the reign of Emperor Trajan (98-117 CE).

In the Yorkshire Museum, you can see the rarely preserved Roman hair that once belonged to a young Roman woman.