Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

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.

Roman mosaic showing a lion and a bull’s head from a house in Ephesus, Turkey. Object dated to the 2nd century CE.

Roman bust of the god Serapis. The object was made of silver; dated to the 2nd century CE.

Roman spoon made of glass. It is an extremely rare object as spoons were usually made of metal, mainly bronze, bone or wood. Artifact dated to the 3rd – 4th century CE. The Romans used spoons, for example, for eating soup or dessert.

Roman mosaic depicting a sea scene from a female dressing room (apodyterium) in the thermal baths at Herculaneum. The scene shows the sea god Triton, holding the wheel and a fish, surrounded by dolphins, an octopus and possibly Cupid.

Roman tombstone of Flavia Augustina and her two sons, commissioned by her husband and father, Gaius Aeresius Saenus – a veteran of the legion VI Victrix. The woman died at the age of 39, and the children were barely two. The relief shows us two parents holding scrolls and in front of them their sons with balls.