From the Boutique

Guides to Roman Art & Collecting

What we have learned selling Roman sculpture at Via Cavour 280 — honest advice on choosing, gifting and caring for your pieces.

Roman Gifts for Lawyers, Judges and Law Firms Lady Justice statues and Roman desk pieces for lawyers and judges. From a real shop 5 minutes from the Colosseum — free shipping in Italy, 14-day returns. Read the guide → What to Buy Near the Colosseum — An Honest Souvenir Guide Honest guide to souvenirs near the Colosseum: how to judge bronze-effect resin, steel replicas and stone mosaics, from a shop five minutes from the arena. Read the guide → Gladiator Swords, Helmets and Shields: A Collector's Guide A collector's guide to decorative gladiator swords, Roman helmets and shields: steel-blade replicas from our shop five minutes from the Colosseum in Rome. Read the guide → How to Clean and Care for a Bronze-Effect Statue How to clean bronze-effect resin statues: safe dusting, what to avoid and where to display them. Practical advice from our boutique near the Colosseum. Read the guide → The Roman Emperors Collection: Caesar, Augustus, Hadrian and the Gods Julius Caesar busts, Augustus statues and Roman gods, made in Italy. See the collection online or in our shop five minutes from the Colosseum. Read the guide → A Souvenir and Gift Shop 5 Minutes' Walk from the Colosseum Souvenir and gift shop five minutes from the Colosseum, open every day 10:00–20:00. Declared replicas, also on Etsy, worldwide shipping. Via Cavour 280. Read the guide → What to Buy in Rome: Souvenirs Worth Their Place in Your Suitcase Skip the anonymous plastic: eight Roman souvenir ideas with real, declared materials — from a shop five minutes from the Colosseum that ships worldwide. Read the guide → Roman Statue Shop in Rome: Where to Buy Roman Statues Where to buy Roman statues in Rome: museums, stalls and specialist shops compared. Our shop is five minutes from the Colosseum, open daily 10:00-20:00. Read the guide → Gladiator Helmets and Roman Armor in Steel — A Buyer's Guide Centurion or Maximus? An honest buyer's guide to steel gladiator helmets and Roman armor from Imperivm Art, five minutes from the Colosseum. Read the guide → The Lady Justice Statue as a Law School Graduation Gift Why a Lady Justice statue is the perfect law school graduation gift: options from €109 to €650, the group gift, and where to buy in Rome or online. Read the guide → Roman History Gifts by Price: What Each Budget Really Buys Roman history gifts sorted by budget: what each price band actually buys in a replica shop in Rome, five minutes from the Colosseum. Read the guide → Colosseum Gift Shop: What You'll Find (and Where Else to Look) Yes: the official bookshop is inside, with an entry ticket. A five-minute walk away, our independent shop sells declared Roman replicas, daily 10–20. Read the guide → The Roman Chess Set: An Honest Collector's Guide No: chess reached Europe in the Middle Ages. What the Romans played instead, and how to judge a Roman-themed chess set, from our shop near the Colosseum. Read the guide → What to See in 2 Hours Around the Colosseum: A Walking Itinerary (with a Stop at the Shop) A 2-hour walk around the Colosseum: Arch of Constantine, Imperial Fora, Michelangelo's Moses, then Via Cavour and Monti, with a stop at our shop. Read the guide → Roman Corporate Gifts for Offices, Law Firms and Award Ceremonies Roman corporate gifts for teams and clients: Caesar, Iustitia, Nike, David. Honest advice from a real shop five minutes from the Colosseum, in Rome. Read the guide → SPQR, eagles and standards: the symbols of Rome explained through the pieces SPQR stands for Senatus Populusque Romanus. Why the legion followed an eagle, what was painted on the scutum, and the crest that marked a centurion. Read the guide → Handmade Roman mosaics: how they are made today and how to choose one for your wall How a handmade Roman mosaic is cut and set, how to tell stone from print, and our stone and gold-leaf SPQR mosaic, five minutes from the Colosseum. Read the guide → Where to buy Roman statues and busts in Rome, and what to check before you pay The three ways to buy a Roman statue or bust in Rome, what to check before paying, and our prices at Via Cavour 280, five minutes from the Colosseum. Read the guide → Real souvenirs near the Colosseum: how to tell what is worth its price Why so much near the Colosseum looks the same, five checks that take a minute, and what €35, €139 and €330 really buy in our shop on Via Cavour. Read the guide → Gladiator and legionary helmets: how to spot a serious replica The helmet types that really existed, how to tell steel from tin, and our four steel helmets made in Italy, from €80, 5 minutes from the Colosseum. Read the guide → How a Roman bust reproduction is made: from the mould to the finished piece Mould, casting, deflashing, patina: how a Roman bust reproduction is made, why bronze effect is not bronze, and the busts in our shop near the Colosseum. Read the guide → Shipping a Roman statue or helmet from Rome: costs, customs, blades and returns Shipping a Roman statue or helmet from our Rome shop: free in Italy, other rates shown on Etsy before you pay, customs, blade limits, 14-day returns. Read the guide → Handmade mosaic, print or cast: how to tell them apart before you spend How to tell a handmade mosaic from a print or a cast in seconds, what to ask before you buy, and what our SPQR mosaic declares. Read the guide → Pewter miniatures: history in scale Pewter explained, our five pewter figures (Themis, Nike, legionary, centurion, knight), who they suit and how to care for them. Shop near the Colosseum. Read the guide → Where to buy cheap souvenirs in Rome, and which ones are worth keeping Cheap souvenirs in Rome worth keeping: coin reproductions from €15, blades from €35, four checks before paying. A five-minute walk from the Colosseum. Read the guide →