A monochrome geometric #Roman floor mosaic, still in its original ancient position in the city of Italica (Spain), where it has lain for some 1700+ years
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A #Roman glass bowl, in a beautiful cobalt blue with ridges all around the outside. It was made in Italy about 2000 years ago #AncientBlueSky
A #Roman mosaic detail showing a little frog sitting on a lily-pad 🐸 #AncientBlueSky
The bronze ram of an #AncientGreek warship, made for naval warfare more than 2300 years ago #AncientBlueSky
On the discus in relief, a horseman riding left with head turned back looking over his left shoulder and holding a long, oblong shield in his left hand. He may be identified as a barbarian, possibly a Gallic warrior, since he is naked above the waist, has long flowing hair, and wears a torque around his neck.
An absolutely fascinating image on this Roman terracotta oil lamp. A horseman holding a long, oblong shield gallops left, looking over his shoulder. He wears trousers and is naked above the waist, with wild hair and a torc. Probably a Gallic warrior. 🏺 1/
Early 1st c. CE #MetMuseum 📸 me
A striking Hellenistic/#Roman glass bowl, made about 2100-2200 years ago. It has an almost hypnotic blue, green, & clear spiral pattern #AncientBlueSky
Yes, well spotted!
An adorable little #Roman dog figurine, some 1700+ years old - once an ornament, a lucky charm, or a child's toy, perhaps..?
A selection of #Roman glassware, which has survived in beautiful condition despite being up to 2000 years old #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky
They do - Roman kit was not as identical as later scholarship suggested it was...
Oh great, thank you!
A 2000-year old #Roman relief showing soldiers in battle formation, using their shields as a defensive wall #AncientBlueSky
Naughty dogs and naughty children walking over wet clay tiles 2,000 years ago, now immortalised.
🏛️ Fishbourne Roman Palace / @romanpalace.bsky.social
📷mine
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A wooden toy horse on for wheels. Its surface bears incised vertical lines, chips, cracks from age. There is hole in the head, likely for attaching a string to pull it along.
Adorable wooden horses on wheels were pulled around by little ones in the past, too. A timeless reminder that play has been part of the human experience for millennia.
From Egypt, Roman period, 30 BC-150 AD.
📷 Julia Thorne/Manchester Museum
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If he needed to prove his citizenship then probably he would need a new copy - but if he was already known within the community as a legit citizen he might not ever find himself needing to prove it
Exactly! Beat the odds to survive everything the military could throw at you, then end up one day wondering what that smoke means...
The diploma was buried following the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius. I wonder what happened to Syrus that day - why he wasn't able to rescue his valuable diploma, whether he survived or not, & if he did live, where he went after losing his home in Pompeii
Syrus would have received #Roman citizenship with his retirement, & his diploma was a way to prove his status if it was ever questioned (a copy was also stored in Rome as part of a central database); he probably had to pay to have his own copy
A #Roman military diploma issued in AD 71 to Marcus Syrus when he left the military after 26 years of service with the marines. He was originally from Jerash (Jordan) but settled in Pompeii in retirement, where he stored his diploma in his bedside alcove
A happy (or sinister?) #Roman mosaic crocodile, basking on the banks of the Nile 🐊
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A terracotta oil lamp featuring a central relief of a standing camel on a base.
A rare #Roman terracotta oil-lamp, decorated with the image of a #camel.
Found in the legionary fortress of Vindonissa, present-day Windisch, Switzerland.
📷 Béla Polyvàs, Kanton Aargau.
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A large amphora with two handles & a stopper.
The handle stamped with QMCCCAS, indicating its contents came from an estate in Southern Spain.
Amphora (storage pot)
Found at Turret 44B, Hadrian’s Wall.
It is stamped on the handle with QMCCCAS, indicating its contents came from an estate in Southern Spain.
Now Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle
#FindsFriday #Roman
Thank you!
That one is on my want list!
A lovely pair of #Roman earrings, made of gold & decorated with chips of emerald & garnet - a beautiful piece of ancient jewellery! #AncientBlueSky
It is sometimes astounding to see the evidence of how skilled #Roman glassmakers could be... 🏺 #AncientBlueSky
Nothing on record, but I suspect so - both were prominent figures in Rome around the same time, & Varus was an important person & a member of the Imperial family by marriage, so I suspect a lot of people knew him!
Oh, wonderful - I really hope you enjoy it!
A Roman mosaic depicting an owl with wide eyes, brown and red body, and blue feet, set against a cream-colored background with a black geometric border. The owl looks a bit deranged.
Just another Monday…
A Roman mosaic depicting a somewhat whimsical owl 🦉, found in Uzès, southern France, dating second half of the 1st century BC.
📷 Denis Gliksman, Inrap
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My photo shows a Roman floor mosaic depicting an octopus. The octopus is composed of small black tesserae (tiles) and has eight writhing arms with suckers and narrow curling tips. It is set against a white tesserae background. Octopus detail from a monochrome marine mosaic featuring Triton with a cherub and various sea creatures, including the octopus, dolphins and a cuttlefish, at the women’s changing room at the Central Baths in Herculaneum.
Spectacular octopus from the floor of the women’s changing room at the Central Baths in ancient Herculaneum.
📷 by me
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