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Bronze statue of a woman fastening her peplos, Herculaneum, 1st c. BC-AD. One of five bronze dancers , or water bearers, found in the peristyle of the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, one of the most refined residences recovered from the Roman world...

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Bronze statue of a woman fastening her peplos, Herculaneum, 1st c. BC-AD. One of five bronze dancers , or water bearers, found in the peristyle of the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, one of the most refined residences recovered from the Roman world...

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Bronze bust of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, recovered from the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, 1st Century BC.

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Bronze bust of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, recovered from the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, 1st Century BC.

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Seated Hermes , a bronze statue recovered from the spectacular Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, so prior to the eruption of the Vesuvius in 79 AD. Considered a Roman copy of a Greek bronze original of the late 4th or early 3rd c. BC, in the tradition of Lysippos )...

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Seated Hermes , a bronze statue recovered from the spectacular Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, so prior to the eruption of the Vesuvius in 79 AD. Considered a Roman copy of a Greek bronze original of the late 4th or early 3rd c. BC, in the tradition of Lysippos )...

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Detail of the face of one of the "Bronze Runners", two full-size bronze statues with bone and stone inlays for the eyes, found at the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum. Generally dated between the first century BC and the first AD, they are believed to be copies of Greek statues...

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Detail of the face of one of the "Bronze Runners", two full-size bronze statues with bone and stone inlays for the eyes, found at the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum. Generally dated between the first century BC and the first AD, they are believed to be copies of Greek statues...

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Bronze face mask from a Roman parade helmet, late 1st century AD. Discovered at the fort of Trimontium along with two others in southern Scotland.

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Bronze face mask from a Roman parade helmet, late 1st century AD. Discovered at the fort of Trimontium along with two others in southern Scotland.

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Roman Bronze statuette of a captive Gaul awaiting his death sentence, last quarter of 1st century BC, found during excavations in the Rhone River, Musée de l'Arles antique, Arles, France.

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Roman Bronze statuette of a captive Gaul awaiting his death sentence, last quarter of 1st century BC, found during excavations in the Rhone River, Musée de l'Arles antique, Arles, France.

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Diana the Huntress, fresco, Stabiae, 1st c. AD. 3rd Pompeian style painting with vague Hellenistic reminiscences. It was found in a cubiculum of the Villa Arianna, along with three other female figures , each centered in panels in the middle of the walls...

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Diana the Huntress, fresco, Stabiae, 1st c. AD. 3rd Pompeian style painting with vague Hellenistic reminiscences. It was found in a cubiculum of the Villa Arianna, along with three other female figures , each centered in panels in the middle of the walls...

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Bronze Drum from the Idaean Cave. In ancient Greece, the tympanon was a type of circular, shallow tambourine, beaten with the palm of the hand or a stick. This one dates from the 8th century BC and is considered the first to appear in Greek art. It is a votive bronze disc found...

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Bronze Drum from the Idaean Cave. In ancient Greece, the tympanon was a type of circular, shallow tambourine, beaten with the palm of the hand or a stick. This one dates from the 8th century BC and is considered the first to appear in Greek art. It is a votive bronze disc found...

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Roman mosaic showing Neptune and Amphitrite - the wife of the god of seas, lakes and rivers. The object was found in Herculaneum and dates back to the 1st century CE.

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Roman mosaic showing Neptune and Amphitrite - the wife of the god of seas, lakes and rivers. The object was found in Herculaneum and dates back to the 1st century CE.

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Archaeologists have found new evidence that the submerged Roman bathhouse first discovered in 2023 at Baiae, could be part of the villa of Marcus Tullius Cicero, the famous Roman orator, statesman and philosopher.

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Archaeologists have found new evidence that the submerged Roman bathhouse first discovered in 2023 at Baiae, could be part of the villa of Marcus Tullius Cicero, the famous Roman orator, statesman and philosopher.

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A Roman water boiler from the 1st century BCE that was discovered at Villa Della Pisanella in Boscoreale, Italy. It is one of the rarest examples to survive with its complete system of pipes and fittings intact.

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A Roman water boiler from the 1st century BCE that was discovered at Villa Della Pisanella in Boscoreale, Italy. It is one of the rarest examples to survive with its complete system of pipes and fittings intact.

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Flora, fresco from Villa Arianna, Stabiae, 1st c. AD. Painted in the 3rd Pompeian style with vague Hellenistic reminiscences, it was found in a cubicle, along with three other female figures, each centered in panels in the middle of the walls. Stabiae was destroyed by the Vesuvius too

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Flora, fresco from Villa Arianna, Stabiae, 1st c. AD. Painted in the 3rd Pompeian style with vague Hellenistic reminiscences, it was found in a cubicle, along with three other female figures, each centered in panels in the middle of the walls. Stabiae was destroyed by the Vesuvius too

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Statue of a Molossian Dog; this Roman replica of a Greek original depicts one of the ancient world’s most versatile dog breeds, renowned for its exceptional strength as a fearsome war and hunting hound, as well as a dedicated guardian of property and livestock, c. 100 AD

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Statue of a Molossian Dog; this Roman replica of a Greek original depicts one of the ancient world’s most versatile dog breeds, renowned for its exceptional strength as a fearsome war and hunting hound, as well as a dedicated guardian of property and livestock, c. 100 AD

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A bronze statue of a young man, wrapped in a mantle. From Ierapetra, Crete, of the Roman period, it's dated to 50 - 25 BCE. Heraklion arch. museum, nr. Χ2677

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A bronze statue of a young man, wrapped in a mantle. From Ierapetra, Crete, of the Roman period, it's dated to 50 - 25 BCE. Heraklion arch. museum, nr. Χ2677

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Statue of Marcus Nonius Albus, Roman official of the time of Augustus, Herculaneum, 1st c. BC. A prominent public figure in Herculaneum, where he sponsored public infrastructure, and where numerous statues and inscriptions honoring him have been found under the ashes of the Vesuvius…

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Statue of Marcus Nonius Albus, Roman official of the time of Augustus, Herculaneum, 1st c. BC. A prominent public figure in Herculaneum, where he sponsored public infrastructure, and where numerous statues and inscriptions honoring him have been found under the ashes of the Vesuvius…

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Roman mosaic showing the mysterious figure of a man with the head of a rooster. The object comes from Brading Villa on the Isle of Wight in England.

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Roman mosaic showing the mysterious figure of a man with the head of a rooster. The object comes from Brading Villa on the Isle of Wight in England.

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Roman fresco from Herculaneum showing two young women, where one of them holds a wax tablet and a stylus for writing. Object dated to the 1st century CE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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Roman fresco from Herculaneum showing two young women, where one of them holds a wax tablet and a stylus for writing. Object dated to the 1st century CE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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Fresco of woman and centaur, third Pompeian Style, 20 BC-45 AD, Pompeii, Italy. Found in the triclinium of the Villa of Cicero , this is one of five figures of people and centaurs painted aligned in fine detail on a panel about 28" wide and less than 10" high.

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Fresco of woman and centaur, third Pompeian Style, 20 BC-45 AD, Pompeii, Italy. Found in the triclinium of the Villa of Cicero , this is one of five figures of people and centaurs painted aligned in fine detail on a panel about 28" wide and less than 10" high.

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2nd century CE Roman leather shoes for a man, woman and child, recovered from the Bar Hill Fort in the centre of the Antonine Wall. Now housed at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, Scotland

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2nd century CE Roman leather shoes for a man, woman and child, recovered from the Bar Hill Fort in the centre of the Antonine Wall. Now housed at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, Scotland

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Roman scale, made of bronze. Dated on the 1st-2nd century CE. The object was found in the village of Hrtkovci in northern Serbia.

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Roman scale, made of bronze. Dated on the 1st-2nd century CE. The object was found in the village of Hrtkovci in northern Serbia.

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