These five bullae are from the collection at the British Museum. They are made of gold and bronze, and their sizes vary considerably.
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Marble tombstone of two ex-slaves, celebrating their legal marriage and citizenship. In the centre, the relief shows them in citizen dress. Either size of it is a Latin inscription which records their status as former slaves and the husband's occupation as a butcher.
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Read more about this in the British Museum catalogue:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1805-0703-111
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Well-preserved bronze head from a full statue of Augustus, larger than life size, from the time of his reign. It's a useful example of the inlaid eyes of ancient bronze statues, in this case with metal pupils and calcite irises.
Click here for the British Museum's object information
(Images from Louis le Grand and Paul Hudson)
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