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Roman Collection at the Archaeological Museum of Varna
Roman Collection at the Archaeological Museum of Varna, photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 15 August, 2024. The Roman collection at the Archaeological Museum of Varna, Bulgaria, includes sculpture...
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Roman Fortifications of Diocletianopolis
Roman Fortifications of Diocletianopolis, photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 17 August, 2024. The Late Roman fortifications of Diocletianopolis (modern Hisarya), Bulgaria. Built in the late 3rd and early...
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Regional History Museum in Stara Zagora
Regional History Museum in Stara Zagora, photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 17 August, 2024. A Roman street from Augusta Traiana preserved in situ inside the Regional History Museum in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria...
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Procession of Dionysus Mosaic from Augusta Traiana (Detail)
Procession of Dionysus Mosaic from Augusta Traiana (Detail), photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 17 August, 2024. Detail of the Procession of Dionysus Mosaic from Augusta Traiana (modern...
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Achaeans Mosaic from Ulpia Oescus
Achaeans Mosaic from Ulpia Oescus, photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 02 April, 2018. These Achaeans mosaic from Ulpia Oescus, dating to the late 2nd or early 3rd century CE. The central panel depicts a scene...
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Bull's Head Architectural Decoration from Ulpia Oescus
Bull's Head Architectural Decoration from Ulpia Oescus, photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 02 April, 2018. Carved bull's head decorating an architectural block from Ulpia Oescus, near modern...
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Map of the Tang Empire under Emperor Gaozong, c. 669 - Tang power from China to Central Asia
The Tang Dynasty (618–907) was one of the most powerful and influential dynasties in Chinese history. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong (reign 649–683), Tang rule reached...
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English Grace Cup
An English Grace cup (aka Welford cup or 'font cup'), a cup passed around the table after grace was said before a meal. Made of silver in 1588. The inscription reads: VERBVM DOMINE MANET IN ETERNV The word of the Lord endures...
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Drinking Stirrup Cups
Two Englishmen drinking a 'stirrup cup,' so called because it was the last drink between parting friends while one was in the saddle and had their feet in their stirrups. Print by an unknown artist, 18th century. The British...
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Drinking from a Wassail Bowl
An English woodsman drinking from a Christmas Wassail bowl, chalk drawing by Archibald Standish Hartrick, 1864-1950.
The British Museum, London.
