Lararium, House of the Ephebus, Pompeii, Italy

Lararium niche, a shrine dedicated to the guardian spirits of the household, with coiled snake, possibly the god Agathodaimon, and a painted brazier, at the entrance to the triclinium in the Casa dell Efebo, or House of the Ephebus, Pompeii, Italy. This is a large, sumptuously decorated house probably owned by a rich family, and named after the statue of the Ephebus found here. Pompeii is a Roman town which was destroyed and buried under 4-6 m of volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Buildings and artefacts were preserved in the ash and have been excavated and restored. Pompeii is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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