A mosaic floor, buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago, at the Villa de Papiri, an ancient Roman seaside luxury retreat at Herculaneum. Photo Archivio dell’arte – Pedicini Photographers. getty.edu/art/exhibition…

Sea Creatures Mosaic from the impluvium of the House of Geometric Mosaics, Pompeii Roman, 1st century AD.

Happy #Summer Bauhaus lovers ☀️ Enjoy your day and find inspiration in the beautiful #simplicity and #timeless designs of the #Bauhaus Movement. Photo by Franck Gerard.

Inside a #Roman villa at Oplontis (near #Pompeii), also known as the Villa Poppaea after the wife of Nero, who may once have owned the house #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology

This marvellous life-sized horse head made of gilded bronze belonged to a figural group of a #Roman emperor in a quadriga or a biga (a chariot drawn by four or two horses). Found in Augsburg, dating 1st/2nd c. AD Photo: Römisches Museum/Andreas Brücklmair #RomanArchaeology

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: an amazing #Roman glass jug with a smaller glass jug inside – a so-called joke-jar that shows the skill of the glassmaker. Probably made in workshop in Cologne, found in burial in Stein am Rhein, #Switzerland, 4th c. AD. 1/2

The ancients generally agreed that dogs should be given two-syllable names for maximum clarity when issuing commands. Xenophon (4th century BC) gives a long list of his favourites – which of these can you imagine shouting in the park? Actis (Sunshine) Alce (Strength) Bia (Force)

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: This magnificent #Roman #fish-shaped flask was found during the excavation of a storeroom in Begram/Afghanistan. It was probably made in a workshop at Alexandria/Egypt, dating 1st/2nd century AD. Begram was a....1/2 #RomanArchaeology

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A cat lurking on the counter of an ancient #Roman fast-food shop (a thermopolium) in #Pompeii - sadly for our feline friend, the food once sold there is long gone! #InternationalCatDay

A beautiful #Roman glass bowl, with stripes in very vivid colours including blues, greens, & yellows. It was found in the Vesuvian area around #Pompeii, having been covered in the AD 79 eruption; it was made some 2000+ years ago, & looks absolutely amazing today! #Archaeology

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

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

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

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

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

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

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