Roman Objects Loan Box

Find out about the objects the Romans used in their everyday lives in this part of Wales. Objects like these have been discovered in Carmarthen and other parts of the county.

Carmarthenshire Museum has a large number of Roman objects on display in the Discovery Gallery. This box gives you the chance to handle objects just like them, and to learn what they were used for and how they were made.

This education loan box contains:

1 x Saucepan

1 x Wooden bowl

1 x Pottery cup

1 x Pottery plate

1 x Oil lamp

1 x Wax writing tablet

1 x Stylus

1 x Needle case

1 x Cosmetic set

1 x Brush

1 x Bronze hairpin

1 x Bone hairpin

Recommended activities

Object investigation

Pupils examine various objects (frying pan, hairpins, brooch, oil lamp, etc.) and consider who might have used them and what they reveal about everyday Roman life.

Sorting artefacts

Grouping objects by material (bone, metal, ceramic), purpose (cooking, writing, grooming), or social status.

Creative storytelling

Writing a short story about a day in the life of a Roman child or adult, using the objects as prompts.

Design and make

Sketching or creating simple replicas, such as brooch designs, hairpin patterns, or pottery shapes.

Curriculum Connections

Humanities (Focus on History)

Evidence and interpretation — using real artefacts and reproductions to understand Roman domestic life.

Continuity and change — comparing Roman tools and technologies with contemporary ones.

Languages, Literacy and Communication

Oracy — discussing the uses of objects, presenting findings, and holding conversations through role-play.

Writing for a purpose — creating diary entries, instructions (e.g., how to use an oil lamp), or descriptive writing.

Mathematics and Numeracy

Measuring and comparing — comparing the sizes, weights, and materials of objects.

Sequencing and organising — arranging objects according to age, material complexity, or chronological order.

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