Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Roman realistic marble portrait of a man. Dated back to circa mid 1st century BCE.

Roman figurine, made of bronze, showing a black panther. Object dated to the 2nd century BCE.

Roman marble head of a barbarian. Dated back to late 2nd century CE. Located in Saint Petersburg, The State Hermitage Museum.

Roman charming figurine showing a dormouse. Object is dated to the II-III century CE.

Roman marble bust of a lictor. Dated back to early 2nd century CE. Located in Saint Petersburg, The State Hermitage Museum.

Roman marble bust of Ptolemy of Mauretania, grandson of Cleopatra VII Philopator and Marc Anthony. He was last Roman client king of Mauretania. Dated back to 1st century CE; located in Musei Vaticani, Vatican City.

Roman mosaic from The House of Orpheus, showing Orpheus playing a lute in the centre with wild African animals surrounding him. From the triclinium or the dining room of the villa looking out across the fertile plains. It is located in Volubilis Archaeological Site, near Meknes, Morocco.

Apollo statue with the head of Trajan, located in the Colonna Gallery in Rome. Interestingly, probably a restorer, he connected Trajan’s head to “the body” by mistake.

Statue of Augustus in the Colonna Gallery in Rome. The gallery is a private property of the Colonna family, it is open only on Saturday and we can only visit it with a guide.

The “bust” of Augustus at the Archaeological Museum in Merida, which probably formed part of the statue.