Over Thanksgiving I went to a persons house and as I was looking around I noticed this. I saw this alter and I though it looked a lot like a Roman lararium. A Lararium was very custom in Roman households. These Larariums were shrines to the guardian spirits of the roman house hold. Roman families would perform day rituals at the lararium to guarantee that their house was protected. Now the lararium in this house isn't exactly being used as a shrine for gods, the person doesn't do rituals at the lararium either. They are using it as more of a symbol and for decoration. I don't really see this piece as relevant to the house because it is out of place, and it is not being used in the proper manner.
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