Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Beautiful Roman hexagonal enamel object, found at Welzheim, southern Germany. Probably the vessel was used to store perfumes.

A preserved Etruscan wooden head sculpture was located on a funeral urn. There are still slight traces of the original gilding around the mouth. The head was found in Chiusi, in central Italy. The object is dated to the 7th century BCE and is now located in the Archaeological Museum of Milan.

An ancient carved head was found in Perth (Scotland). The object was found in 1965. The depressions visible on the head suggest that horns may have been attached here; researchers suggest that it may have been the horned deity Cernunnos, who was worshipped by people in northern Britain and Caledonia. Artefact is dated to the 2nd century CE.

Damaged antique vessels that were deformed during firing and then abandoned. According to researchers, the vessels were not even used. The objects were found in an ancient landfill in Waiblingen, in southwest Germany. Dated on the 2nd/3rd century CE.

Roman water wheel, located in the Archaeological Museum of Huelva (southern Spain). The object was found in 1928 in the Rio Tinto mine; dated 1st-2nd century CE. The water wheel was used in the ancient ore mine to remove water and replaced the trowel of people and animals.

Roman funeral wreath made of Helichrysum stoechas flowers. The object was found in Hawara (Egypt) and survived thanks to the dry climate of Egypt. The artifact is dated to the 2nd/3rd century CE; is on display at The British Museum.

Roman bust of probably a 3-4-year-old girl. The object is located in The Cleveland Museum of Art in the USA; it is dated to the middle of the 3rd century CE.

Renovation of a nearly 2000-year-old Roman dagger. The entire process of refurbishment of weapons took 9 months. The object was found in 2019.

Roman mug made of blue and green glass with visible images of animals. Object dated to the 1st century CE; is on display at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles (USA).

Roman glass vessel with white decorations showing the scene of the sacrifice. The facility is referred to as the “Morgan Cup” as it once belonged to the American businessman J. Pierpont Morgan. The artefact is dated to the 1st century CE; is located in the Corning Museum of Glass in New York (USA).