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Roman Republican denarius showing citizens voting. One toga-clad citizen drops his voting tablet in the ballot box, while behind him another voter receives his tablet from an attendant below. Voters crossed elevated walkways or 'pontes' above their fellow citizens in order to

This amphoriskos (perfume bottle) made of banded agate is a rarity. Symbols of wealth and sophistication, used as diplomatic gifts and kept as heirlooms in antiquity and later. Imitations were made in glass and pottery. Roman, late 1st c. BCE–early 1st c. CE #MetMuseum 📸 me

May #blue be the colour of the day! An amazing #Roman glass vessel in the shape of a dove, made of dark blue glass. Bird-shaped vessels were used as perfume bottles. Dating 1st century AD Photo: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Adria

Something lovely for the weekend! A marvellous Minoan cup made by a Bronze Age potter around 3,800 years ago! Wouldn’t look out of place today! ☕️ From the Palace of Phaistos. Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete. 📷 my own #Archaeology

Roman rock crystal gaming dice, 1st-2nd century AD. 📷 British Museum https://t.co/NVSaRfQxYV #Archaeology

A #Roman double-handled vessel made of a lovely pale blue glass. It was made about 1900-2000 years ago, & was subsequently used in a burial as a container for cremated remains (Photo: Sothebys) #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology

Pavimento a mosaico dalla Casa di Paquio Proculo. Foto Pier Paolo Metelli

Near vanishing point. Mosaic floor of the atrium in the House of the Skeletons (VI.17.27) #Pompeii #MosaicMonday

A beautiful pair of #Roman dangly earrings, made of small gold balls & pearls - such a lovely piece of ancient jewellery, made 1600+ years ago & found in/near Carnuntum (Austria) #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology

Pompei. 🐶 #internationaldogday #giornatainternazionaledelcane

For #InternationalDogDay and #MosaicMonday Here’s a very good boy guarding his family home in this 2,000 year-old Roman mosaic in the entrance passage of the House of Paquius Proculus at #Pompeii 📷 my own #Archaeology

Lovely ancient cups made by highly-skilled Minoan potters some 3,800 years ago! Some cups have such delicately thin walls they are known as ‘eggshell’ ware. During the Bronze Age, these luxury ceramics were in demand outside Crete. I think they’d be popular in today’s world

A #Roman glass flask, decorated with 'snake threads' trailing around it. It was made in the Rhineland about 1700-1800 years ago & ended up being placed in a tomb - one of the reasons it survives in such beautiful condition #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientGlass

Open door onto a garden scene. House of the Fruit Orchard, #Pompeii #FrescoFriday

A #Roman #glass flask in the shape of a #fish. We don't know what flasks in the shape fishes were used for. Maybe the shape relates to the content (garum/fish sauce),maybe they were used to hold oil. On display at Pierides Museum, Larnaka, Cyprus. Photo: Jeff Amadon via Flickr

A scene from a #Roman fresco, showing a bird drinking from a water fountain in a landscaped garden - a very peaceful scene, & beautifully painted about 2000 years ago #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #FrescoFriday

Sipping my coffee ☕️ and thinking about these marvellous Minoan cups! They look so modern it’s incredible to think they were created by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago! This type of Minoan pottery is known as Kamares Ware. Kamares Ware vessels are said to have been used

Neolithic Pig-Shaped Pot, c. 6.000 years old. Collection: Jiangsu Provincial Museum, Nanjing, Pottery and Porcelain Gallery. Photo Credit: Asianewsphoto.