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Pompeii: House of the Faun, lararium



Pompeii: Lararium at the House of the Faun (photo: Athena Review)


These two painted shrines or aedicules shaped like miniature temples were used for holding statues of the Lares, family protectors. These are among several aedicules in the House of the Faun.



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