Such a reassessment would shift the geographic distribution of Roman funerary technology ... analysis on the interior surfaces of other lion-mask rings to detect traces of wood resins or textile ...

LIONS AND ZIRCONIA. THE CHARACTERS YOU KNOW ... IT’S NOT WOOD, BUT JUST A BEAUTIFUL ROMAN STYLE MASK WORN RIGHT ON TOP OF HIS HEAD. AND NO STORY IS COMPLETE WITHOUT THE VILLAIN.

Wax models cast from the faces of researchers who wanted to recreated Roman ancestor masks. CHICAGO — Some 2,000 years ago, elite Roman families stuffed their closets with wax masks made in the ...

Here’s how it works. Archaeologists in the United Kingdom have discovered an ancient Roman key handle that depicts a grisly scene — a lion devouring a shaggy-haired barbarian, while four ...

According to the Yale University Art Gallery, "the painted decoration reflects Roman iconography of victory, including an eagle with a laurel wreath, winged Victories and a lion." The shield was ...

Ancient Roman funeral processions were led by professional mourners who wore masks of the recently deceased’s ancestors. But because the masks were made from wax, none survived. Recently ...

The idea of a Roman gladiator taking on a lion might sound like something from the recent blockbuster, Gladiator II. But it was a reality for one brave fighter 1,800 years ago - and we're not ...

It has been revealed that the skeletal remains of a man from Roman-era Britain show he was bitten by a large cat like a lion, meaning that he may well have been a combatant who died in a gladiator ...

Written records and artworks have documented fights between armed performers and dangerous predators such as lions, leopards and tigers in Roman amphitheaters. Roman records also cite public ...