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treasure-of-the-ancients:

Roman garnet intaglio, 2nd century AD

from Bertolami Fine Arts

didoofcarthage: Terracotta medallion depicting a victorious charioteer of the Green faction Roman, M

didoofcarthage:

Terracotta medallion depicting a victorious charioteer of the Green faction 

Roman, Mid-Imperial Period, late 2nd to early 3rd cent. A.D.

Metropolitan Museum of Art


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treasure-of-the-ancients:

Carnelian intaglio, Roman, 1st-2nd century AD

from Bertolami Fine Arts

theancientwayoflife:

~ Portrait of a Man.

Culture: Roman

Period: late Hadrianic (AD 117–138) or Antonine (AD 138–193) Period

Date: A.D. 2nd century

Medium: Marble

hildegardavon: TycheSeated Tyche, Roman, second half of 2nd century AD., bronze, 21.9x12.1x16.5 cm P

hildegardavon:

Tyche

Seated Tyche, Roman, second half of 2nd century AD., bronze, 21.9x12.1x16.5 cm

Princeton University Art Museum,  Inv. 1996-179


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sartorialadventure: Roman Granulated Gold Ring, Roman Imperial, 2nd Century ADsartorialadventure: Roman Granulated Gold Ring, Roman Imperial, 2nd Century AD

sartorialadventure:

Roman Granulated Gold Ring, Roman Imperial, 2nd Century AD


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Ancient Roman gold ring with a carnelian intaglio of the gods Asclepius and Hygeia, dated to the 2ndAncient Roman gold ring with a carnelian intaglio of the gods Asclepius and Hygeia, dated to the 2nd

Ancient Roman gold ring with a carnelian intaglio of the gods Asclepius and Hygeia, dated to the 2nd to 3rd centuries CE. Source: Christie’s.


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flaubertian:Eros, pouring wine into a drinking bowl. Graeco-Roman ringstone, 30 BC - 200 AD. This ri

flaubertian:

Eros, pouring wine into a drinking bowl. Graeco-Roman ringstone, 30 BC - 200 AD.

This ring is part of the collection of the Thorvaldsens Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. The ancient intaglio is jasper, set in a modern gold ring.


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Graeco-Egyptian intaglio of mummified Osiris being carried on the back of lion with Anubis in the ba

Graeco-Egyptian intaglio of mummified Osiris being carried on the back of lion with Anubis in the background. 2nd-3rd century CE. Likely set in a modern gold ring. Image found on twitter, but original source unknown.


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hadrian6:Head of Discus Thrower. copy  after a Greek original. middle Imperial Period. Roman. marble

hadrian6:

Head of Discus Thrower. copy  after a Greek original. middle Imperial Period. Roman. marble.         http;//hadrian6.tumblr.com


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Ancient Roman statue of Calliope, muse of epic poetry, dated to the 2nd century CE. Marble. Currentl

Ancient Roman statue of Calliope, muse of epic poetry, dated to the 2nd century CE. Marble. Currently located in the Vatican Museums. Source: Ancientrome.ru.


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Detail of an ancient Roman statue of Cornelia Antonia from Antioch of Pisidia (a city in Asia Minor)

Detail of an ancient Roman statue of Cornelia Antonia from Antioch of Pisidia (a city in Asia Minor), dated to c. 160-170 CE. Marble. Currently located in the Istanbul Archaeology Museums. Source: Ancientrome.ru.


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Detail of an antique photograph of the Apollo Belvedere, a 2nd century CE Roman marble copy of an or

Detail of an antique photograph of the Apollo Belvedere, a 2nd century CE Roman marble copy of an original Greek bronze that would have dated to the 4th century BCE. The photograph was taken by Joseph Spithöver on March 8, 1867, according to a handwritten note on the back.

TheApollo Belvedere is currently located in the Vatican Museums, and this photograph is part of the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum.


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Detail of an ancient Roman bust of empress Faustina the Younger (c. 130-175 CE), wife of Marcus Aure

Detail of an ancient Roman bust of empress Faustina the Younger (c. 130-175 CE), wife of Marcus Aurelius and mother of Commodus, dated to the end of the 2nd century CE. Marble. Currently located in the Louvre. Photo taken by Ilya Shurygin for AncientRome.ru.


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treasures-and-beauty: A gold perfume bottle, Roman, 100 A.D.

treasures-and-beauty:

A gold perfume bottle, Roman, 100 A.D.


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cafeinevitable: The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone Roman theatre structure located on the south

cafeinevitable:

The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone Roman theatre structure located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens, Greece. The building was completed in 161 CE and then renovated in 1950.


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critical-historicaltimes:

Las ruinas de un antiguo fuerte romano en una edificación actual de Ratisbona, Alemania. Corresponden a los restos de la muralla y una torre de Castra Regina, fuerte de 179 d. C. al que la Legio III Italica estaba adscrito para defender el «limes» danubiano.


The ruins of an ancient Roman fort in a current building in Regensburg, Germany. These are the remains of the wall and a tower of Castra Regina, a fort from 179 AD assigned to Legio III Italica to defend the Danubian “limes”.

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