One of the most spectacular archaeological discoveries of recent times is a nearly life-size gold bust of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius found at Aventicum (present-day Avenches, Switzerland), an ancient city built on an earlier Celtic settlement. Made by hammering a single sheet of gold, it blends Roman traditions with that of a local Celtic tribe known as the Helvetii. This exhibition presents the bust together with other objects from the site, providing a view of a provincial capital and the importance of imperial imagery in territories beyond Rome.