CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

Details

A ROMAN TUFA LARARIUM
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
30 in. (76 cm.) high; 22 in. (56 cm.) wide

Provenance

Swiss private collection, acquired prior to 1989; thence by descent to current owner.

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Lot Essay

Designed like a temple in miniature with pilasters, steps leading up, an eagle in the pediment and a different fruit behind each palmette acroterion, this would have stood in a wealthy Roman house or garden. From the time of Augustus onwards every Roman household would have had a lararium for the lar familiaris, the household deity that protected the members of the family, ensuring their health and prosperity, as well as other gods favoured by the family.

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