A genius of the paterfamilias from a Roman Lararium (household shrine) from Boscoreale, Italy 1st century CE

Traditional Roman households owned at least one protective Lares-figure, housed in a shrine along with the images of the household's penates, genius image and any other favoured deities. Their statues were placed at table during family meals and banquets. They were divine witnesses at important family occasions, such as marriages, births and adoptions, and their shrines provided a religious hub for social and family life

Photographed at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland.

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Taken on: May 21, 2015

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ150, f/3.5, 1/25 sec, 21.2mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

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