Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Detail from a Roman mosaic showing a wild cat. The object was found on Delos, in the so-called House of Masks. The mosaic probably showed Dionysus on the panther.

A pendant made of sardonyx showing Emperor Hadrian, crowned by Oikoumene (personification of the conquered world).

Roman gold pendant with the moon. The beads are made of blue glass. The object dates to the 2nd century CE.

Bust of a young Roman from the reign of Emperor Trajan. Dated to around 100 CE.

Roman ring with the inscription “ANIMA DVLCIS VIVAS MECV”, which can literally be translated: “May you live with me sweet soul”. Dated to the 4th century CE.

Roman earrings with inscription made of gold and sardonyx.

Many marble seats and their remains in the Colosseum auditorium have clues as to who they were used to. Most of the preserved seats date back to the 3rd-4th century CE and has engraved the names of Roman families and senators. In the event that the place changed ownership, the previous name was removed and the name of the new person was drilled in its place.

Ivory dice container. Object of Greek or Roman origin.

The fresco of the Menad (worshiper of Bachus) and Satyr, found in the villa of L. Caecilius Jucundus in Pompeii. Dated to the 1st century CE.

The head of Serapis, made of Egyptian alabaster, was found in the 19th century during the construction of the Tiber quay, near the Garibaldi Bridge, next to the Tiber Island. The sculpture is in the Palazzo Altemps museum in Rome.