Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Bronze Roman handle (possibly a vessel) that was found at Cairnholy in southern Scotland. The object is partially decorated with silver; the head of Medusa and the deer are also visible. The object is dated to the 1st-2nd century CE.

Beautiful Roman glass amphora with scenes of Cupid picking grapes. Object found in Pompeii and dated to 1st century CE.

Roman gem showing a dancing Satyr with panther skin and a cane. Object found in Monquhitter, Scotland. It is made of sardonyx; dated to the 1st-3rd century CE.

Roman ring showing a thin and bearded man with a huge phallus killing a giant grasshopper. The relief was carved in a carnelian; it is dated around the 1st century BCE.

Roman mosaic showing Oceanus or Neptune “creating” the sea world; lobsters come out of his head and dolphins come out of his mouth. The object is dated to the 4th century CE and was found in a Roman villa in Withington, Gloucestershire, central England.

Roman mosaic floor that shows scenes from Virgil’s “Aeneid”, exactly the love relationship between Aeneas and Dido, Queen of Carthage. The object is dated to the middle of the 4th century CE discovered in the so-called “Low Ham Roman Villa” in the South West of England.

Unique Roman wine cup made of glass and gold. The object was found in Cologne, Germany in 1864. Artifact dated to the 2nd-4th century CE; it is currently in the Corning Museum of Glass in the USA.

Roman sculpture showing a young boy. The object is dated to the end of the 2nd century CE. He is probably a young Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus and future emperor in the years 211-217 CE. The object is located in the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg (Russia).

Very interesting Roman vessel in the shape of a human face. The object was found in the area of ​​the former Roman settlement of Nida (the present district of Frankfurt am Main – Heddernheim, in western Germany). Artifact dated to the 2nd century CE.