Torsos, busts and glass - artifacts displayed in Merida's Roman Museum

Tuesday, October 28, 2019                                                                               Merida

Terra cotta face from a Roman lamp

Displays of Roman artifacts in the museum are presented from the excavations of the
extensive Roman ruins of Merida.  Explanations are clear and bilingual, making the
history come to life.

Statue of Ceres - who presided over the Roman theater

Especially impressive was a display of a statue grouping, with partial fragments that had been 
recovered.  A schematic of the full statue grouping was presented, along with the
fragments, to allow you to visualize the statue in a holistic manner.

Partial fragments of a statue grouping

A schematic illustration showing the full statue grouping and how it would look if the fragments were put together

Funerary bust of an elderly woman

Women's likenesses made for funerary memorials

The museum has an extensive and beautiful collection of colored glass artifacts.