A Roman Bronze Figure of a Lar, circa 1st/2nd Century A.D.

the protector of the Roman family standing in a graceful attitude, holding a libation bowl and cornucopia, and wearing high boots, wind-blown tunic, narrow belt, and mantle with long zigzag folds falling in front, his thick wavy hair spiraling from the crown and surmounted by a wreath, the eyes recessed.

Armand G. Erpf (1897-1971), New York

Very good. The patera is chipped at the front, probably in antiquity. Slight overall surface wear and minor abrasions on extremities.
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For the Lares see M. Bieber, Ancient Copies, Contributions to the History of Greek and Roman Art, New York, 1977, pp. 78-80, and fig. 312.