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Exceptionally preserved Roman marble sarcophagus, commissioned for a wealthy Roman aristocrat. The sarcophagus features 40 human and animal figures carved in high relief on the front and sides. The central figure is Dionysos riding a panther. He is flanked by the four Seasons, uniquely depicted as sturdy young men rather than the traditional female personifications.

Originally part of the collection of Joseph William Drexel, this terracotta statuette of a bear holding an oil lamp, was found in a tomb near Tyre, Phoenicia. The statuete is dated to the Late Roman or Early Byzantine period. Now exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts, New York after it was gifted by Mrs. Lucy Wharton Drexel in 1889.

You can check more here: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/245521

A small canister with a close fitting lid was discovered during excavations of a Roman temple complex located in Tabard Square, Southwark. The canister was found in the boundary ditch surrounding the temples and is thought to have been an offering to the gods.

Upon close inspection, conservators discovered that the canister still contained a soft cream, which after chemical analysis was identified as a cosmetic or face cream.

The cream was composed of animal fat mixed with starch, with tin oxide also added. The fat and starch, mixed together in the correct proportions, would have produced a skin moisturiser, while the tin oxide gave the complexion a translucent glow.

The cream was still soft when the lid of the pot was first removed, and finger marks were visible on its surface. The soft cream began to solidify shortly after the pot was opened.

Few cosmetics survive from that period, making this a rare glimpse into the everyday life of the Romans.

You can take a look for yourself here: https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/v/object-727368/tin-tin-alloy-canister/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

A small canister with a close fitting lid was discovered during excavations of a Roman temple complex located in Tabard Square, Southwark. The canister was found in the boundary ditch surrounding the temples and is thought to have been an offering to the gods.

Upon close inspection, conservators discovered that the canister still contained a soft cream, which after chemical analysis was identified as a cosmetic or face cream.

The cream was composed of animal fat mixed with starch, with tin oxide also added. The fat and starch, mixed together in the correct proportions, would have produced a skin moisturiser, while the tin oxide gave the complexion a translucent glow.

The cream was still soft when the lid of the pot was first removed, and finger marks were visible on its surface. The soft cream began to solidify shortly after the pot was opened.

Few cosmetics survive from that period, making this a rare glimpse into the everyday life of the Romans.

You can take a look for yourself here: https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/v/object-727368/tin-tin-alloy-canister/?utm_source=chatgpt.com