Rome Day 2 Rome National Museum

After seeing the basilicas we spent a couple of hours in the Rome National Museum which has some of the best Roman and Greek ancient works of art in the world.

Penny in the Rome National Museum (RNM) Line of Roman busts RNM One of the Caesars RNM Caesar Augustus RNM Head detail of Augustus Caesar RNM Detail of small relief sculpture RNM Helenic head sculpture RNM Bust of Caligula RNM Bust of wife of Caligula RNM-her hair style started a Roman fad. Aphrodite closeup in RNM Aphrodite pulling arrow from her back in RNM The Pugilist in RNM Pugilist hand detail\ Pugilist head Pugilist head detail Pugilist articulation of head Pugilist writeup Hellenistic Prince in RNM Hellenistic Prince head detail Hellenistic Prince writeup Statue of Venus Black marble female bust Penny in hall of Roman statues Bust of Lucius Verius Roman noble Roman athlete Hall of Discus Thrower Partial Venus The Discus Thrower 1 The Discus Thrower 2 Statue of God of War Greek vase 1 in RNM Greek vase 2 Excited man on vase Androgynous form back side Androgynous form front side Bust of Greek king in Rome National Museum Statue of Greek nobleman Bust of Hercules in Rome National Museum Roman bronze door knocker 1 Roman bronze door knocker 2 Small animal mosaic in RNM Geometric mosaic Geometric mosaic detail Face mosaic 1 detail RNM Face mosaic 2 detail in RNM Face mosaic 3 detail in RNM Face mosaic 4 detail in RNM Geometric mosaic 1 in RNM Geometric mosaic 2 in RNM Geometric mosaic 3 in RNM Geometric mosaic 4 in RNM Geometric mosaic 5 in RNM Geometric mosaic 6 in RNM Geometric mosaic 7 in RNM Large wall mosaic 1 in RNM Large wall mosaic 1 head detail in RNM Penny's favorite mosaic in RNM Penny's favorite mosaic face detail Large wall mosaic 2 in RNM Large wall mosaic 3 in RNM Large wall mosaic 3 right face detail in RNM Large wall mosaic 3 left face detail in RNM Large wall mosaic 4 in RNM Large wall-size fresco 1 in RNM Large wall-size fresco 2 in RNM Animal mosaic 1 in RNM Animal mosaic 2 in RNM Animal mosaic 3 in RNM Rome Nationa Museum center court Detail from one wall of entire room fresco in RNM Equestrian mosaic 1 in RNM Equestrian mosaic 2 in RNM Equestrian mosaic 3 in RNM Relief sculpture of French coin makers Large relief sculpture of coin making process in RNM Roman coin making materials in RNM Roman coins found in ceramic container in RNM Coin making story stained glass panel 1 in RNM Coin making story stained glass panel 2 in RNM Coin making story stained glass panel 3 in RNM Coin making story stained glass panel 4 in RNM Coin making story stained glass panel 5 in RNM Coin making story stained glass panel 6 in RNM Coin making story stained glass panel 7 in RNM Coin making story stained glass panel 8 in RNM Coin making story stained glass panel 9 in RNM Coin making story stained glass panel 10 in RNM Gold coins in vaulted area of RNM Gold necklace in vaulted area of RNM Back of hand mirror in RNM