Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Roman bronze sculpture perhaps depicting Bacchus. Object dated to the mid 1st century BCE. The bust is a Roman copy of an original Hellenistic figure. Currently located in National Archaeological Museum in Naples. Photo was taken in XIX century.

Bust of Jupiter Serapis. Dated back to 1st Century CE.

Roman bronze bracelet. Object dated back to 3rd-4th century CE, was found in a grave at necropolis at ancient Viminacium, Roman town located near Kostolac, eastern Serbia.

Roman bronze pitcher with anthropomorphic handle. Object found in Pompeii. Dated back to 1st century BCE. Curently located in Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale.

Roman mosaic showing Silenus and leopards, which are pulling Bacchus. Object is located in Kato Paphos (Cyprus) near the harbour.

Roman gold and blue glass earring, dated back to 2nd-3rd century CE.

Calendar of a Roman farmer. Each page has three month names. Each month, starting from the top, has the number of days of the month, the day when there are Nonae, the length of day and night expressed in hours, the sign of the zodiac, protective deity, work to take place in the field and the most important festivals.

Roman general, and later Emperor Vitellius, to finance his military campaign, sold one of his mother’s precious pearl earrings. Apparently, such pearly jewelry allowed him to cover all expedition expenses.

Roman cameo of a centaur carrying a krater on it’s shoulders. Object made of sardonyx. Dated back to 1st century BCE. located in Museo Archeologico Nazionale, in Naples.

Roman figure of Amor in Pompeii. The figure is holding a duck and grapes in his hands. The object is located in the House of the Vettii.