Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Roman bust of an elegant woman, with a hairstyle typical of the aristocracy at the turn of the 1st-2nd century CE. The high social position is indicated not only by the hairstyle, but also by the hair tiara. The sculpture is located in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Roman silver engagement ring from 2nd-3rd century CE. It was discovered in the ancient Viminacium in eastern Serbia.

Fayum portrait of a man in a blue cloak. The painting was made with the encaustic method on a wooden panel. The object comes from the 1st-2nd century CE and is located as an exhibit at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow (Russia).

Roman bronze bowl found near Chatham in the southeast of England. The object is dated to the 1st century CE. On the inside of the artifact, there is an inscription “Africanus” indicating the craftsman.

Roman marble bust of Octavian August, depicting the emperor with the corona civica – on his head awarded to August by the Senate in exchange for appreciating him merit for ending the civil war. The bust is in the Munich Gliptotheque.

Gladius of a son of some Roman militaryman. Object dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE. A sword made of bronze and iron.

Beautiful Roman mosaic from the 4th century CE that decorated the floor in one of the chambers of a Gallo-Roman villa, in Séviac in southern France. The mosaic was restored a few years ago.

Roman statue showing a hermaphrodite feeding a bird. The sculpture transforms into a pillar. Object dated to the 2nd century CE.

Roman sculpture from Volubilis (present northern Morocco) showing a dog. The object was found in 1916 and dates back to the beginning of the 2nd century CE. Currently, the artifact is in the Archaeological Museum in Rabat.

Roman marble head of the Amazon. The object was found at the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum.