Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Roman gold jewelry ornament, dated back to I-IV century CE.

Roman dices made of bronze in the shape of crouching figures (I-II century BCE).

Head of a sacrifice bull (made of bronze) from the 1st century BCE. Object from Octodurus (current Switzerland).

Roman vase from Colchester, showing charioteer racing his quadriga.

Roman medallion – made of bronze – with busts of Commodus and Roma. Dated back to II century CE. Diameter: 45 mm.

The mosaics placed in front of the entrances to the houses of the rich Romans had inscriptions Cave canem! (“Beware of the dog”). These are the equivalents of the fence plates we meet today.

Beautiful Roman mosaic glass bead, dating back to II-V century CE. Bead measures 13 mm in diameter.

A plaster cast of the body of a pig that was one of the victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. The object was found at Villa Regina in Boscoreale (Pompeii area). Currently, the object is housed in a museum in Boscoreale.

Roman gold statuette probably of Faustina the Elder – wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius – who was deified after death. Object dated to the II century CE.

Roman fresco showing Thetis (mother of Achilles), whose image is reflected in the shield. Below Hephaestus has made for Achilles golden armour. Object located in Pompeii (IX, 1, 7).