Spoon
spoon, knife, cutlery, gold, silver, etiquette, table manners, Roman, 3rd century A.D.
A hybrid spoon-knife crafted with silver and gold.
Craftsman unknown.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Gallery 169- Art of the Later Roman Empire: Third Century A.D.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
3rd century A.D.
Rogers Fund, 1919.
This image is in public domain
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Image of physical object. Physical object
• Physical medium: iron, gold
• Physical dimension: Length 4 and 3/16 inches
• Image file type: png
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Physical Object
19.192.64
Roman Empire, Italian Peninsula, unknown region of origin
Caupona Wall Painting
Caupona, Dice, Fresco, Gambling, Game, Painting, Pompeii, Roman, Tavern
One of a series of scenes painted on a wall of the Caupona of Salvius in Pompeii. Two men are shown seated at a table, playing a game of dice. The first proclaims, "EXSI" ("I won") and holds a fritillus, a cup used to shake the dice. The second man protests with, "NON / TRIA DUAS / EST" ("It's not three, it's two").
Artist unknown
Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption (exhibition/collection)
National Archaeological Museum, Naples
Before 79 AD
Michele Ruggiero, director of excavations at Pompeii, 1876-7
Item: Public Domain
Photograph: Barbara F. McManus, VRoma.org
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Image File Type: JPEG
Image Dimensions: 450 x 401 px
Physical Medium: Fresco
Physical Dimensions: (including the following fresco, about the same size, not pictured) 50 x 205 cm
Latin
Physical Object
Inventory Number, National Archaeological Museum, Naples: 111482
Caupona of Salvius, Pompeii, before 79 AD
Terracotta Plate
plate, cutlery, terracotta, etiquette, table manners, Roman, mid-2nd century A.D., East Gaulish, terra sigillata ware
This large plate is a red-umber color. It has carved handles that mimic that of Roman metal serving dishes, with an impression of it's creator, Sabinianus, in the middle.
Sabinianus
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Gallery 168- Art of Imperial Rome: Second Century A.D.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
mid-2nd century A.D.
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
This image is in public domain
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Image of physical object. Physical object
• Physical medium: terracotta
• Physical dimension: H. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm) diameter with handles 10 9/16 in. (26.9 cm)
• Image file type: png
• Dimensions of image: N/A
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Physical Object
17.194.867
Roman Empire, Italian Peninsula, unknown region of origin
Terracotta Lamp Handle
lamp handle, terracotta, etiquette, table manners, Roman, 2nd century A.D., Egyptian
This is a lamp handle from the 2nd Century A.D. Depicted is the seated Zeus Serapis, holding a scepter in one hand, the other hand rested on Cerberus, the guard dog of Hades.
Craftsman unknown.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Gallery 171- Greek and Roman Study Collection: Fifth Millennium B.C.–A.D. 313
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
2nd century A.D.
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
This image is in public domain
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Image of physical object. Physical object
• Physical medium: Terracotta
• Physical dimension: L. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.)
• Image file type: png
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Physical Object
17.194.2115
Said to be crafted in Egypt,
Reconstruction of Triclinium
Reconstruction of Triclinium, etiquette, table manners, Roman, Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii, triclinia
This is a digital reconstruction of a triclinium of the Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii. It contains three kline, wall murals on all the visible walls, and a table used to share food. The floor is patterned with black and white geometric squares.
James Stanton-Abbott
The Getty Iris- Ancient World, Antiquities, Education, Getty Villa. Reclining and Dining (and Drinking) in Ancient Rome
The Getty Iris
2011
James Stanton-Abbott
Image copyright © 2011 and courtesy of James Stanton-Abbott
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Digitally reconstructed image
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Image
http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/files/2012/08/triclinium_villa_mysteries.jpg
Accessible from the internet