Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Fresco depicting dancing Satire. The object comes from the Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii.

Roman ring made of purple glass. Object dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE.

Roman silver denarius dating back to 44 BCE, which depicts Julius Caesar. The coin is one of the first to show a portrait of a living person.

Tombstone relief showing the Roman butcher Tiberius Julius Vitalis. It is located in Villa Albani Torlonia in Rome.

Roman spoon made of blown glass. The item is made of blue translucent glass. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

Roman mosaic showing a dog and the inscription Cave canem (“Beware of the dog”) at the entrance to the House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii.

Tiger on a Roman mosaic from the House of Dionysus in Nea Paphos, Cyprus. The animal is part of a larger hunting composition. Object dated at the turn of the 2nd / 3rd century CE.

A marble bust showing the Roman emperor Philip the Arab – reigning in the years 244-249 CE.

Company 4iG has made a computer reconstruction of a Roman floor mosaic from a luxurious Roman villa in Nagyharsány, Hungary. The visualization was made in cooperation with the conservators of the Hungarian National Museum.

A detail of a beautiful Roman mosaic showing the buildings at Hippo Regius in Algeria. The object is dated to the 2nd century CE. We can see beautiful porticos, columns, bars or even a quadriga crowning the monument.