Category: Artefacts

Is this the Most Significant Inscription from Hadrian’s Wall?

Today there is no doubt that the Emperor Hadrian built the Roman wall running across northern...

Yorkshire Museum’s Roman Statue of the God Mars

Pride of place at the Yorkshire Museum is given to a life-size, near complete statue of Mars. This...

Aphrodite of Milos or Venus de Milo?

The Aphrodite of Milos, better known to us all as the Venus de Milo, is one of the better known of...

Augustus of Prima Porta

This beautifully decorated statue, expertly carved in marble from the Greek island of Paros, was discovered 20 April 1863, and is one of the most important portraits we have of Emperor Augustus …

Chicago’s Colossal Bull Head from Persepolis

Bulls are to Chicago as colossal ancient objects are to the city’s Oriental Institute Museum. In this extraordinary object from the ancient Persian capital of Persepolis there are both, a colossal head of a bull. Carved...