Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Marble bust of Roman. The artifact is located at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Beautiful Roman fresco that decorated the cubiculum (bedroom) of the Villa Synistora in Boscoreale (southern Italy), dating to the mid-1st century BCE.

Roman fresco depicting a woman wearing a tragic mask. The painting was executed in the Third Pompeian style (focusing on aesthetic effects rather than the illusion of space); it was found in the triclinium of the so-called House of the Golden Bracelet in Pompeii. The object dates to the 1st century CE.

Fragment of a Roman fresco depicting the preparation of a meal. The object dates to the 1st century CE.

Roman mosaic depicting an elderly woman. The artifact was discovered in Italica, southern Spain. Dated to the 3rd century CE, it is located at the Archaeological Museum of Catalonia in Barcelona, ​​Spain.

Daedalus, Pasiphae, and a wooden cow in a Roman fresco from the House of the Vettii in Pompeii.

Roman fresco depicting Heracles and Omphale, mythical figures from Greek mythology. The object is located at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, Italy.

Roman portrait from the late 1st century CE, currently located at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore (USA).

Roman fresco discovered in Pompeii depicts a flatbread that resembles, but isn’t, a modern pizza. This bread features fruits (including dates and pomegranates), spices, and perhaps sauce or cheese, all arranged in a decorative manner.

Roman fresco depicting a maritime villa. The object dates to 20–45 CE; found in Pompeii.