Contents of the Museum
The following list is an overview of the different types of artifacts available in the Traveling Roman Museum, with a couple examples from each type. This list will give you an idea of the areas of Roman life available for your class or group to view.
A) Pottery and Glass
Examples of Terra Sigilata ware, glass containers and an amphora handle
Terra Sigilata Sherd with Relief 1st Century AD, Switzerland
B) Household Items
Oil lamps, locks and keys, roof tiles, household items, slave items
Lock mechanism and large key , Cyprus
C) Jewelry and Personal Items
Rings, fibulae, amulets, hair needles, bracelets, ear rings, glass beads
Engagement ring, 1st century BC, Valencia, Spain
Cross Bow Fibula (replica)
Bronze hair comb, Late Roman Empire, western Ukraine
Bronze bulla
Hair Needles, bronze and bone
D) Roman Army
Javelin and ballista tips, arrowheads, armor pieces, archer’s ring, soldier’s equipment
Chariot guide, bronze
Ballista head
Slingshot bullet with holes to make a whistling sound
Lorica squamata (scaled armor)
E) Roman Games
Dice and game pieces, reconstructed Roman games (rota, astragloi)
Game Piece
F) Medicine
Medical implements (scalpels, probes, tweezers, forceps, measuring spoons), amputation saw (replica), eye ointment stamps (replicas)
Medical implements
Amputation Saw
FA) Personal Hygiene
Ear cleaners, razors, toothpicks
Ear Cleaners
G) Trades and Occupations
Weaving and sewing implements, carpentry tools, farming tools
Iron sewing needle, 1st/2nd century AD, Serbia
H) Writing
Wax tablets (replicas) and stylus, papyrus and vellum (modern productions), inscriptions, scroll holder
Stylus, c. 100 AD, Cyprus
I) Religion
Votive gifts, votive statuette, sacrificial knife
Venus statuette (replica)
K) Roman Coins
Authentic and reproduction Imperial Roman Coins
Silver Denarii (replicas)