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Ancient Roman armour and weaponsAncient Roman armour on a statue of Marcus Aurelius in the Vatican 1, Shield, sword and other weapons used by the ancient Romans from a column 2, and Roman helmet owned by Cavaceppi 3
Scythian armour and weaponsScythian breastplate, shield, helmet and maces from the Column of Theodosius in Constantinople (Istanbul). Copperplate engraving by Pietro Ruga after an illustration by Lorenzo Rocceggiani from his
Ancient Roman shoes and sandalsImperial Roman footwear from the Trajan Column 1, Roman footwear from the Palazzo Mattei 2, sandal from a fragment found at Palestrina 3, and a Roman sandal from a figure in the Casa Giustiniani 4
Ancient Roman and Greek shoesAncient shoe from the Palazzo Giustiniani 1, ancient Greek shoe from the Vatican Museum 2, and other Greek shoes from Greek vases 3, 4
Roman musical instrumentsBronze ring with bells 1, sistrum (triangle) and timpani (cymbals) used by Bacchantes from the Museum of Portici 2, bell (tintinnabulum) 3 and stick A, pipes from the Villa Albani 4
Ancient boxing gloves or caestusBoxing gloves or caestus, showing ways that Lottatori fighters bound their hands for combat. 1, 2, 3 from the Maffei Museum, and 4, 5 from an ancient urn in St. Stefano church, Piscinola
Ancient Egyptian hatsHat used by Egyptian priests from the Villa Barberini 1, Egyptian priest hats from fragments found in Hadrians Villa in Tivoli 2, 3
Ancient Egyptian chair or throne decorated with bull, sphinx, scarab, and hieroglyphs, from the Borgia Museum in Velletri
Vase, altar and utensilVase from the Museum Giustiniani 1, altar with sacrificial victim from the Vatican Museum 2, and metal utensil from Naples 3
Egyptian religious monumentsEgyptian three-headed monument symbolizing the past, present and future 1, Egyptian monument in metal to the god Apis from the Museum Gualtieri 2
Ancient Roman shelfCarved shelf with melancholy woman and weapons from an antique sculpture from Capitol Hill 1, and shelf with eagle from the Casa Giustiniani 2
Ancient Egyptian and other headsEgyptian head from the Kircherian Museum 1, and other heads from the Borgiano Museum in Velletri 2, 3. Copperplate engraving by Pietro Ruga after an illustration by Lorenzo Rocceggiani from his own
Roman bireme and boatRoman bireme with two decks of oars found on Trajans Column 2, and boat with wolf and swan prow from a medal of Augustus 1
Ancient Roman metal and terracotta lanternsAncient comical metal lamp representing the god Ridiculo from Library of the Profane in the Vatican Museum, metal lantern 2, metal candleholder 3
Roman bireme with crocodile on the sternBireme with crocodile and heads carved on the stern, from a basrelief in the Temple of Fortuna Preneste. Copperplate engraving by Pietro Ruga after an illustration by Lorenzo Rocceggiani from his own
Roman trireme and boatTrireme warship with three decks of oars, battering ram with swords, from the Trajan Column 2, and boat with battering ram from an ancient basrelief 1. Both with eyes on the stern
Ancient Roman footwear. Sandal from the Vatican Museum 1, from the Arch of Constantine 2, and from the courtyard of the Palazzo Albani 3
Scythian and Egyptian godsScythian bearded god from the Column of Theodosius 1, Egyptian goddess of the Earth with disc and lion 2, and the Egyptian god Anubis 3
Ancient keys and cooking utensilsAncient keys found in Velletri 1, and various cooking utensils (pot, ladle, sieve and poker) found in Naples 2. Copperplate engraving by Pietro Ruga after an illustration by Lorenzo Rocceggiani
Heads of Egyptian gods and goddessesStatue of the Egyptian goddess Isis in granite from the villa Palombara 1, Egyptian deity in the Kircherian Museum 2, and Egyptian deity found in the Temple of Canopus in Tivoli 3
Ancient Greek hairstylesGreek hairstyles and tiaras from Etruscan vases found in the Kingdom of Naples. Copperplate engraving by Pietro Ruga after an illustration by Lorenzo Rocceggiani from his own 100 Plates of Costumes
Ancient musical instruments including bellowsFoot instrument used by a faun in a Florentine gallery 1, bellows from a relief in the Pallavicini Gardens 2, bagpipe from an ancient basrelief 3, tambourine, castanets and tibia from Greek vases 4
Roman war bireme and transport boatRoman war bireme with two decks of oars from Trajans Column 1, and a transport boat for military supplies from the same column 2
Ancient Roman hairstylesAncient Roman hairstyle from a head in the Mattei Garden 1, hairstyle from the Casa Giustiniani 2, and hairstyle from the Villa Albani 3
Ancient Roman jewelryChain necklace, ring, earrings and pins from a head found in a sarcophagus outside the Porta San Lorenzo. Copperplate engraving by Pietro Ruga after an illustration by Lorenzo Rocceggiani from his
Cameo rings, gold bauble and writing toolsCameo rings with Pan and archer, golden bauble from a figure of a young Nero in the Villa Lante 2, cylindrical box to store papyri in a library 3, and a waxed tablet and stylus
Roman chariot and charioteers tunicRoman two-horse chariot (Biga) used in Giuochi Circus, and tunic and breastplate of corded leather worn by an Auriga (charioteer) from the Vatican Museum
Roman and Etruscan lamps and candlesticksMetal candlestick with lamp above 1, Etruscan metal lamp in the shape of a foot in sandal 2 (both from the Museum of the Profane in the Vatican Library), terracotta lamp owned by Mr Gilii 3
Roman weapons and armourRoman helmet from the trophies of Marius in Capitol Hill 1, Roman shield from the Column of Marcus Aurelius 2, Roman sword from the Villa Borghese 3, and battering ram from the Trajan Column 4
Parthian and Dacian weapons and armourParthian helmet, ensign and weapons from the Column of Marcus Aurelius 1, Dacian breastplate armour 2, Dacian quiver 3 and Dacian shield 4 (all from Trajans Column)
Roman metal vase, case, rings and pinsMetal vase found in Herculaneum, Naples 1, metal case adorned with silver, perhaps to store womens clothes, found in Herculaneum 2
Egyptian gods and goddessesStatue of an Egyptian god in basalt in the Vatican Museum 1, Egyptian goddess Isis in the Museum of the Profane in the Vatican Library 2, Egyptian deity from the Pantanello in Tivoli 3
Roman charioteer and chariotRoman charioteer (Auriga) driving a two-horse chariot (Biga) in the Giuochi Circus from a fragment of a basrelief from a villa on the Janiculum 1
Armour and weapons from Etruscan vasesShield, helmet and lance from an Etruscan vase found in Corneto, Rome 1, and armour, helmet and sword from an old Etruscan vase found in Bagnaja, Corsica 2
Religious caps and instrumentsPriests cap called the Apex from a basrelief on the Capitol 1, cap of a high priest of Jupiter from the Temple of Jupiter the Thunderer 2, religious cap used by Flamen priests of Bacchus 3
Two Egyptian priests with special symbols from carved gems in the Casa Barberini. Copperplate engraving by Pietro Ruga after an illustration by Lorenzo Rocceggiani from his own 100 Plates of Costumes
Metal stove, pot and terracotta vaseMetal stove to heat the baths found outside the Porta San Sebastiano in the vineyard of Mr. Dedominicis 1, metal household pot from Naples 2
Ancient Roman naval decorationsAncient Roman naval ram or Rostrum with swords and animal heads from a basrelief representing a maritime trophy found in Pantanello, Tivoli 1
Greek breastplate and weaponsGreek armour breastplate from a vase found in Nola, Naples. The gold bauble at front suggests it was for a young Roman noble. Greek shield, helmet, lance, bow and quiver from an antique basrelief