Roman gods, cult and worship

This beautiful little vessel is a miniature version of a large roman brazier from Pompeii. It can be used as a tealight warmer, as a candlestick or as a burner for incense.

Statuette of Ceres (gr. Demeter) made of pure bronze. The figure was inspired by a small marble statue from the British Museum.

Small statue of Victory, inspired by the famous Victory of Samothrace. Possible reconstruction in style of a Lararium`s figure.

 Lararium, a roman household shrine. Assembling kit made from wooden precut parts.

Bronze figure of Minerva / Athena. Very high quality small statue made of genuine and solid bronze.

 Lararium, a roman household shrine. Assembling kit no. 2, made from wooden precut parts.

This small bronze statuette of the Mars Ultor was created as a reconstruction of a statue from the Aula Sillana in Cumae, Italy.

Cernunnos is here shown in the famous posture with crossed legs, wearing a torques (neckring). On his knees he carries a bag, Cernunnos distributes his gifts for the animals of the forest.

Pendant of the roman Venus, the goddess of love and sex (greek Aphrodite) in shape of a miniaturized roman phalera.

Pendant of the roman Venus, the goddess of love and sex (greek Aphrodite) in shape of a miniaturized roman phalera.

The domestic Lares were guardians of  the house and the occupants. With a spiritual connection to the ancestors of the housefather they were mostly worshiped in small temples or shrines.

The small statuette is handcrafted traditionally and made of solid genuine bronze. The Lar is  reconstruction of an archaeological find from the roman empire, kept in a private collection.

The domestic Lares were guardians of  the house and the occupants. With a spiritual connection to the ancestors of the housefather they were mostly worshiped in small temples or shrines.

The domestic Lares were guardians of  the house and the occupants. With a spiritual connection to the ancestors of the housefather they were mostly worshiped in small temples or shrines.

The originals of this small tripod bowls were probably candlesticks, but they could also by used as incense or sacrificial bowls.

Jupiter Optimus Maximus, the "best and the greatest" of all gods, was equated with the greek Zeus. He was the god of the skys and spreads fear and terror among his foes by hurling lightnings and thunder.

Jupiter Optimus Maximus, the "best and the greatest" of all gods, was equated with the greek Zeus. He was the god of the skys and spreads fear and terror among his foes by hurling lightnings and thunder.

The statue bases on original finds from Augusta Raurica / Switzerland and was reconstructed in a fitting size comparing our Jupiter statue. The figure consísts of heavy, massive bronze.

The statue bases on original finds from Raetia. The figure consísts of heavy, massive bronze.

The genius was very important in the domestic roman cult. He was the familiar spirit of the dominus, the father of the family (pater familias), symbolizing his physical and psychical power.