Thursday, September 27, 2018

Rome: City to Empire Exhibition Part Two



Female Gladiators Relief, Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum), Turkey, 1st-2nd century CE


Basanite Bath, unknown location, about 150-250 CE


Portrait Bust of the Emperor Caracalla, probably Italy, 212-217 CE


Bronze Strigil (skin scraper), Torre Annunziata, Naples Italy about 50-100 CE and
Bronze Aryballos (oil flask), possibly Italy, late 2nd century CE

Portrait Bust of the Emperor Hadrian, Hadrian's Villa, Tivloi, Italy about 125-130 CE


Pilaster Capital from the Pantheon, Rome, Italy about 118-128 CE


Altar dedicated to Hercules, Rome, Italy, 69-79 CE


Statue of a Priestess, probably from Atripalda, Campania, Italy, about 25-50 CE


Colossal Statue Head of Faustina I, Temple of Artemis, Sardis, Turkey, about 140 CE


Statue Fragment of a Captive Barbarian, Ramleh, Egypt, 160-170 CE


Torso from a Statue of Hadrian, Cyrene, Libya 130-140 CE


Statue of Mithras slaying a Bull, Italy, 2nd century CE


Bronze Decorative Wagon Fitting of a Gladiator, probably Italy, 1st-2nd century CE,  Terracotta Lamp of a Gladiator's Helmet, London, England, probably 1st-3rd century CE and an Ivory Gladiator's Discharge Ticket, Lanuvium, Italy, 88 CE


Terracotta Lamp of a Gladiatorial Combat, Italy, 50-79 CE and of a Chariot Race, probably Turkey, about 25-75 CE


Bronze Decorative Fittings of a Comic Actor's Mask and a Female Tragic Mask, probably Italy, 1st-3rd century CE


Ivory Theatre Ticket, probably Italy, 1st-3rd century CE






Bronze Statuette of Jupiter, probably Italy or France, about 1st-3rd century CE



Bronze Statuette of Jupiter as Serapis, probably Italy, about 1st-3rd century CE


Bronze Female Bust, possibly of Juno, probably Italy, about 1st-3rd century CE


Bronze Statuette of Minerva, probably Italy, about 1st-3rd century CE


Bronze Statuette of Apollo, probably Italy, about 1st-3rd century CE


Bronze Statuette of Ceres, Italy, about 1st-3rd century CE


Bronze Statuette of Diana, probably Italy, about 1st-3rd century CE


Bronze Statuette of Venus, Vaison, France, about 1st-3rd century CE


Bronze Statuette of a Lar (Household God), probably Italy or France, about 1st century CE










8 comments:

  1. Many interesting pieces on exhibit. The theatre ticket is an unusual piece. I had not considered what was used to allow admission into the theatre. Very interesting. The statue of Mithras slaying the bull is exquisite.

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    1. Thanks Jonathan, it is an interesting exhibition with some unusual objects, some of which could almost be contemporary.

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  2. Beautiful pieces, Mike. Thanks again for posting.

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    1. Thanks Aaron, no worries, we're lucky that the British Museum is so generous to allow exhibitions here.

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  3. Really great! Thanks for two parts of time machine!

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    1. Thanks Michal, no worries, I've still got another two parts to go!

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  4. I really like the Pantheon capital, lots of great stuff!
    Best Iain

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