Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

An intriguing statue of the “sleeping Hermaphrodite” from the collections of the Roman museum Palazzo Massimo Alle Terme. It is a marble copy of an older work made in the middle of the 2nd century CE, found in the ruins of a Roman domus on the Quirinal, near the Teatro dell’Opera.

Relief from temple of Venus the Mother at Caesar’s Forum in Rome. The relief is in the collection of the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

Roman mosaic from Pompeii showing a boy with name Junius in a kitchen with fruit and fish. Now in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. Dated back to 1st century CE.

Painted bust of a Roman woman from around 80 CE. The woman has on her head a typical for the Flavian dynasty arrangement of artificial and real hair.

Amazing Roman armor, made of crocodile leather. The object is dated to the 3rd century CE.

The photo shows a Roman weight, which was used to weight fishing nets. The object is dated to the 1st century CE.

Mosaic depicting Bacchus; dated to the 3rd century CE. Object was found around via Flaminia in Rome. Currently in the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme museum.

In the picture the only preserved scutum – a Roman shield, used by Roman legionaries. It was found flattened, in thirteen pieces, without umbo. The paintings on the shield show: an eagle with a laurel wreath, winged Victoria and a lion.

Mask of elite Roman cavalry (equites Romani), used during parades. The object found in the Netherlands, dates from the 1st century CE.