Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

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Artifacts is a collection of curiosities dedicated to objects left behind by the ancient Romans. This category features lesser-known facts and interesting information about archaeological finds, such as tools, weapons, coins, inscriptions, and everyday objects, which provide a deeper understanding of life in the Roman Empire.

Roman bronze bell

Roman bronze bell (tintinnabulum) found in a tomb was associated with funeral rites. This artifact is in the collection of the Civic Museum of Crema (northern Italy).Więcej

Funerary relief of Roman couple from Via Appia

The funerary relief of Publius Aiedius Amphion and his wife Aiedia Faustra Melior is a moving example of Roman funerary art from the turn of the ages – dating to around 30 BCE. It comes…Więcej

Presentation of preparations for ritual of animal sacrifice

A depiction of preparations for an animal sacrifice, preserved in the form of a marble fragment of an architectural relief. The work comes from Rome and dates to the first quarter of the 2nd century…Więcej

Roman sculpture depicting man

Roman sculpture depicting a man. Dated to approximately 130-145 CE. The object is located at the Dallas Museum of Art (USA).Więcej

Bronze bust of Roman emperor Hadrian

Bronze bust of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. Dating to the 2nd century CE, located in the Greco-Roman Museum in Alexandria, Egypt.Więcej

Woman with short hair in Fayum portrait

Woman with short hair in the Fayum portrait. The painting dates from the Hadrianic period, dating to approximately the 2nd century CE. The Fayum portrait is a unique example of ancient encaustic painting on wood.…Więcej

Young man in Fayum portrait

The painting depicts a young man. It is a so-called Fayum portrait—a unique type of portrait created in Egypt during the Roman period, roughly from the 1st to the 3rd century CE. These portraits were…Więcej

Bust of Roman

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

Roman fresco confirming selective painting of building

Beautiful Roman fresco that decorated the cubiculum (bedroom) of the Villa Synistora in Boscoreale (southern Italy), dating to the mid-1st century BCE. The painting and its preserved colours indirectly confirm the opinion that the Romans…Więcej

Roman fresco showing woman’s tragic mask

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…Więcej

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