Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Roman fresco from a bedroom in a country estate in Gragnano (south of Italy). The object dates back to the 1st century CE.

Roman decoration in the shape of a black man, made of bronze. The object is on display in a museum in Herculaneum (Italy).

Roman fresco showing a half-naked woman. Object discovered in the 1st century CE, in Pompeii. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

Relief showing a vegetable seller (including cabbage, garlic and asparagus) from Ostia. Roman relief dates back to the 2nd century CE. The artifact is in the Archaeological Museum in Ostia (Italy).

Pompeian fresco depicting Theseus after killing the Minotaur. The fresco is not large. In the past, it was the central panel of a larger painting. It was like a painting hung in the middle of the wall and the attention of the person entering the room was supposed to focus on it.

Mars, god of war, and Nike, goddess of victory, on a Roman gemma. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

Roman sculpture showing Seleucus I Nicator, one of the leaders (so-called diadochi) of Alexander the Great, who, after he died due to the ongoing war to divide the Empire, took over most of the lands and established the Seleucid monarchy. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

Roman floor mosaic showing a hunting tiger. The object dates back to the 3rd century CE; discovered in a villa from Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel.

Roman fresco showing a Dionysian scene. The painting shows the dancing Maenad, the companion of Bacchus (Dionysus), near a statue of Priapus, a leopard and a satyr. The object was discovered in Casa dei Capitelli in Pompeii. Dated to the 1st century CE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

Look at that face… Disturbing, isn’t it? If it weren’t for the fact that it is an exhibit from the Vatican Museums, it could be considered a mask from some horror movie.