Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Roman remains with ring still on the finger. The deceased person was one of the many victims who died as a result of the Vesuvius eruption in 79 CE.

The find was discovered in Herculaneum.

The “Mouth of Truth” is a Roman marble medallion showing the image of a Roman bearded deity with an open mouth. The object has a diameter of about 1.75 meters and weighs 1.3 t.

Unique Roman ring with snake heads; found in Pompeii.

Roman bronze crouching winged griffin. Dated back to 2nd-3rd Century CE.

Found in 1964, a Roman doll made of ivory with a gold necklace. The doll was discovered next to the body of mummified girl’s body. It is dated to II century CE. She was buried in Cossinii tomb in Tivoli.

Roman fresco of a soldier from the House of Valerius Rufus in Pompeii.

Before and after of a digital reconstruction to a Roman fresco of a duck from the Villa di Arianna, Stabiae.

Roman bronze handle, dated back to II-III century CE. In the form of the face of a lion cast in high relief, holding a ring in the gaping jaws, with protruding tongue, incised whiskers and fur, and radiating mane.

Roman fresco showing a goat and a basket of fruit. Object from Pompeii; dated back to I century BCE.

Roman gold, green chalcedony and diamond ring. Dated back to III-IV century CE.