The Capuchin Crypt is a small space comprising several tiny chapels located beneath the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini on the Via Veneto.It contains the skeletal remains of 3,700 bodies believed to be Capuchin friars buried by their order.[1600x1067]
The Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire. Otto III was crowned HRE with it in 994 by Pope Gregory V. The cross was added early 11th century, and the arch ca. 1030. (985x1198)
Gold headdress ornament from modern-day Georgia, c.4th century BCE. Georgia (known as "Colchis" to the Greeks) was famed for its gold and bronze - for example, in the legend of the Golden Fleece. [909x821]
A Roman gold snake bracelet found on the arm of a woman who was killed by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 CE near Pompeii, inscribed on the inside 'DOMINVS SVAE ANCILLAE' which means "From a master to his slave girl." [720x549]