Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Ancient Roman boiler from Pompeii. It was used to produce hot water while resting on an iron tripod.

Roman marble statue of Marcus Claudius Marcellus, nephew and son-in-law of Augustus. Object dated to 23 BCE. Found in Pompeii; currently in National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

Roman votive offering in the form of a leg. Object dated to the 1st – 3rd century CE; made of terracotta.

Roman glass portrait of a woman. Dated back to 1st – 2nd century CE.

Roman throne from late 1st century CE. This object was not intended to have a practical function but rather was created for ceremony or symbolic. Currently located in Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, USA.

Roman bronze ring with stamp with, in abbreviated an mirrored form, the name of Marcus Fabius Rufus. Found in House of Marcus Fabius Rufus in Pompeii.

Roman relief depicting two men pressing grapes and a young man carrying a basket. Object dated back to I century CE. Located in Museo della Civilta Romana in Rome.

Roman fresco showing a young man holding a scroll labelled ‘Homer’, House of the Apartment, Pompeii. Object dated back to I century CE.

Roman portrait of the baker Terentius Neo and his wife. The object was found in their villa (the so-called “house of Terentius”) in Pompeii and dates back to the 1st century CE. The artefact is in the collection of the Museo Archeologico di Napoli.

Fragment of a Roman wall painting showing a man reclining to drink. Found in Pompeii; dated back to I century CE.