A Roman Bronze Figure of Lar, ca. 1st - 3rd century CE Jewelry - Necklaces 2000 5th National Indigenous Heritage

2000 5th National Indigenous Heritage Art Award 2000

For the Wild Goat Style

Multicolored canes of mosaic glass were created

acquired between 1993 - 1997 and then by descent

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A Roman Bronze Figure of Lar, ca. 1st - 3rd century CE Jewelry - Necklaces 2000 5th National Indigenous HeritageSolid 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