Lares house gods from a shrine found in Herculaneum

Lares house gods depicted in a Lararium shrine found in Herculaneum. Crowned genii pour libations and bring a boar to sacrfice, while a woman with cornucopia makes an offering on an altar and a man plays a tibia or aulos. Two serpents crawl toward a cista mystica (sacred chest) below. Lari da una pittura d'Ercolano. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1843

Antico Beardless Corsi Ferrario Giulio Gods Hadrian Herculaneum Lares Moderno Nero Noblemen Rite Sacra Sacrificial Shrine Toga Wreaths

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