Ancient Cultures : Rome

My second favourite would probably be the ancient Roman culture. I guess because i know a bit more about it than the Greek , Cypriot and Near East cultures that were on display. The Greek ancient culture would come a close 3rd, but this post is all Roman.

Most of the artifacts were from Pompeii. We had a 'hands-on' where we actually got to hold a few real artifacts. One of those was an actual piece of Mt Vesuvius and some of the pompeii- destroying pumice!

This strange looking little article is actually a brooch. It has a piece missing, but it was actually used to hold togas on etc...so , basically a very ancient safety pin!

Look at the details in the workmanship on these pieces.. LOVE!





This one is so cool! ( well i think so anyway) Amid all those letters and symbols it says my name! Can you see it?..NIC


This was my all time favourite piece in the whole Museum collection: A Roman coffin.
It's made out of lead and as you can imagine will weigh a ton! it is going on display in the main musuem area sometime soon. I love the intricate details, the whole shabby yet robust look of it...almost a delicate lacey look...yep.. my fave!