Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

A large Roman clay vessel in front of one of the buildings (Insula 8) with a “patch” of lead. The object located in Pompeii.

Roman inscription “Olium” on the wall of the building in Pompeii, where olive oil was sold.

Roman mosaic showing a lion biting a horse. The object adorned the floor of a villa in Hadrumetum, in what is now Tunisia. Dated to the 2nd century CE; currently in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (USA).

Pompeian fresco depicting fish. The painting is in the House of a certain P. Cornelius Tages (Reg I, Ins 7, 10-12).

Roman bas-relief showing a figure that is not entirely visible. Perhaps it is the figure of a warrior drawing an arrow. The object was found in the 19th century in the grounds of Sudeley Castle in central England.

Roman fresco from the 1st century CE. The painting shows Psyche with flowers. Located in Casa dei Vettii in Pompeii.

Roman statue – made of bronze – showing the dancing Faun. The object is located in the middle of the impluvium (rainwater pool) in the House of the Faun (Pompeii). Artifact dated to the 2nd century BCE.

Roman tombstone of a woman named Septimia Stratonice, who was shown in the process of work. As we read on the inscription, she was a liberated slave and shoemaker in Ostia. The object is dated to the end of the 1st century CE.

Roman mosaic floor with a large representation of the swastika. The object is located in one of the houses on Via dell’Abbondanza in Pompeii.