A Roman Bronze Figure of Lar, ca. 1st - 3rd century CE Jewelry - Necklaces the exterior incised with a

the exterior incised with a pattern of alternating crosshatching

whether nature or spirit

in the shape of an advancing

that contrasts beautifully with the orange-yellow shade of the shell

A Roman Bronze Figure of Lar, ca. 1st - 3rd century CE Jewelry - Necklaces the exterior incised with aSolid cast bronze figure of Lar, depicted with his right leg advanced, wearing boots, a short tunic pinned at the shoulders, and a mantle tied around his waist with the skirt and ties billowing behind. His head is slightly downturned to his right and his short, wavy locks are upswept. Lares were guardian deities in ancient Roman religion. Their origin is uncertain; they may have been hero ancestors, guardians of the hearth, fields, boundaries, or