Ancient Roman Religious Objects1 A legions eagle (silver or

gold) standard2 Household shrine with Lar

(household guardian) and oillamp suspended above

3 Statuette of a Lar4 Sacred staff, or lituus, of an

augur (priest who tookauspices)

5 Ritual rattle (sistrum) used inthe worship of Isis, Egyptiangod adopted by Romans

6 Incense vessel7 Stone basin for libations

8 Bronze votive table to Marsand Emperor AlexanderSeverus (222235 CE) fromBritain

9 Canister with god Sol (drivingchariot) for glass urn of ashes,found near London

10 Tombstone of a Romanlegionary (Lincoln, England)

11 Stone coffin from London (5 feet long)

12 Altar decorated with planeleaves (late BCE or early CE)