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Fresco depicting a lararium (domestic shrine) with a niche and an altar

Roman, Terzigno, Villa 6, kitchen, mid-1st century BC

Fresco and terracotta

Parco Archeologico di Pompel SAP 86755

THE HOUSEHOLD SHRINE

The atrium often featured a shrine (lararium), which was named after the protective household gods, the Lares. It contained images of the Lares and other gods such as Bacchus, Venus, and Hercules and foreign deities such as the Egyptian Serapis.

The master, as spiritual head of the family (pater familias), led its members in sacrifices at the shrine. He lit lamps and, on a small marble or terracotta altar, burned incense and offered food and drink that included milk, wine, fruit, eggs, pinecones, and, for special occasions, a blood sacrifice of a cock or even a piglet.
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Camera location37° 46′ 37.43″ N, 122° 29′ 40.38″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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