A Roman Bronze Figure of Lar, ca. 1st - 3rd century CE Jewelry - Necklaces During these women’s ceremonies

During these women’s ceremonies

acquired from the English trade in the early 2000s

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

thereafter a private Virginia collection

For the Wild Goat Style

A Roman Bronze Figure of Lar, ca. 1st - 3rd century CE Jewelry - Necklaces During these women’s ceremoniesSolid 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