Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Rome: City to Empire Exhibition Part Four






Statue of Horus Seated, Egypt, 1st-3rd century CE


Gold Aureus of Hadrian, minted in Rome, 134-138 CE

Bronze Statuette of Horus, Egypt, 1st-3rd century CE


Bronze Statuette of Isis, Italy 1st century BCE,
Bronze Decorative Fitting of Harpocrates, probably Egypt, 1st-3rd century CE


Basanite Bust of Zeus Serapis, probably Istanbul, Turkey, 2nd century CE


Lapis Lazuli Bust of Serapis, probably Egypt, about 300 CE


Portrait Head of Antinous, probably Rome, Italy, about 130 CE


Gold Fragment of a Diadem, Naukratis, Egypt, 67-98 CE


Glass Cosmetic Phial, Nazareth, Israel, 400-500 CE


Portrait Bust of Faustina the Younger, Pozzuoli, Italy about 152-160 CE


Female Statue Head, Villa Casali, Italy, 55-65 CE


Female Portrait Head, Carthage, Tunisia, about 100 CE


Portrait Bust of a Young Woman, Cyrene, Libya, about 140-160 CE


Female Statue Head, Possibly of Artemis, Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy, 2nd century CE


Articles of Adornment Relief, Sklavochori, Greece, about 170 CE


Mosaic Panel of Phobus, Halicarnassus, Turkey, 4th century CE


Silver Medallion of Constans, minted in Thessalonica, Greece, 340-347 CE


Gold Medallion of Constantius II, minted in Nicomedia, Turkey, 355-361 CE


Copper Alloy Medallion Honouring the City of Rome, minted in Rome, Italy, about 340-347 CE

Copper Alloy Medallion Honouring the City of Constantinople, minted in Rome, Italy, about 340-347 CE

Silver Horse-Trappings from the Esquiline Treasure, Rome, Italy, 4th century CE
Gold Medallion of Constantine the Great, minted in Thessalonica, Greece, 335 CE
Silver Christian Plaque, Water Newton, England, 4th century CE

Silver Round and Square Dish from the Esquiline Treasure, Rome, Italy, 4th century CE





Wall Painting of a Jay and a Cricket, Boscoreale, Italy, about 30 BCE


Wall Painting of a Swallow and a Sparrow, Boscoreale, Italy, about 30 BCE


Wall Painting of Apollo, Pompei, Italy, about 50-79 CE


Glass Floor Tile, Rome, Italy, 2nd century CE
Bronze, Silver and Copper Decorative Fittings for a Couch, Campania, Italy, 20-60 CE
Bronze Lamp, Rome, Italy, 3rd-4th century CE


Statue Head of Dionysus, Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy, 117-118 CE


Bust of Bacchus, Porta Latina, Rome, Italy, 50-100 CE

6 comments:

  1. Very impressive to see these existing masterpieces. The still life of the birds are most impressive.

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    1. Thanks Dean, the wall paintings from Pompei are amazing.

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  2. Another interesting post, the busts are really good!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks Iain, they are for sure, there's heaps of amazing stuff. The Bettany Hughes talk was excellent as well.

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