​​​​​​​Phoinix is an international research platform designed to compile a comprehensive corpus of ancient and post-antique gems and amulets preserved in museums and private collections worldwide.

À la fin du 19e siècle, des propriétaires de terres agricoles explorent le sous-sol de Boscoreale, une petite localité située au nord de Pompéi, dans l’espoir de découvrir des trésors archéologiques enfouis sous les cendres du Vésuve.

Printed matter is in a class of its own. It was produced solely by a community of qualified professionals bound by the rules of the trade

This research programme is investigating the Cult of Mithras, a mysterious god from the East who was the subject of a very unusual and extremely popular cult in the Roman Empire.

Mariemont’s Roman antiquities collection includes a large number of bronze statuettes of deities. Spread over all four corners of the Empire, these objects could be found in small private temples in Roman homes. 

The Royal Museum of Mariemont has a large collection of porcelains, mainly from the 18th and 19th centuries, that demonstrate the diversity of items produced by Belgian manufacturers (primarily Tournai) at the crossroads with European production.