#&. ROMAN

[museum-of-artifacts]

The face of the Roman baby who died 1800 years ago. The death mask was made accidently when cement sealing the sarcophagus leaked inside and formed a mould of the child's face.

The baby from Roman Lutetia (Modern Paris) was buried with its feeding bottle. 1st - 2nd century AD

More: https://thetravelbible.com/museum-of-artifacts/

[thesixthduke]

[ltwilliammowett]

That is very, very interesting

[caeciliuswashere]

in the iliad. straight up “singing it”. and by “it”, haha, well. let’s justr say. My menis

[ruhnefesim]

uykuyla dinlenemeyecek kadar yorgun hissedersin bazen…

[thefoilguy]

Laocoon and His Sons - Aluminum Foil Sculpture

[zegalba]

A Roman "hologram" effect ring found in the grave of 1st century AD noblewoman, Aebutia Quarta.

The ring is thought to depict her son, Titus Carvilius Gemello, who passed away at age of 18. Found at the Grottaferrata necropolis close to Rome.

[toimoiluiii23]

Roman

[the-evil-clergyman]

In the Tepidarium by John William Godward (1913)

[illustratus]

Roman period Head of Apollo

[toimoiluiii]

Roman

[museum-of-artifacts]

Stone cooking supports used to grill skewers of meat by Minoans on Santorini, circa 3600 years old. The line of holes in the base supplied coals with oxygen. Many consider modern "souvlaki" street kebabs a direct descendant of this portable food system. Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Greece. More: https://thetravelbible.com/museum-of-artifacts/

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Circus cup decorated with flowers and birds

Place of origin: Varpelev, Denmark

Period: Roman

[389]

Bronze hand used in the worship of Sabazios. Hands decorated with religious symbols were designed to stand in sanctuaries or, like this one, were attached to poles for processional use.

Date: Roman 1st–2nd century AD. Collection: British Museum.

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905) Birth of Venus, 1879 Musee d'Orsay, Paris

[cinematic-phosphenes]

A Roman Lady (1858) by Frederic Leighton

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