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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
HC001
III. 3 (House of the Skeleton)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Niche
Associated
Cult Spaces:
HC002, HC003, HC048
Room Function:
Storeroom
Description:
On the north wall of the storeroom was a small arched niche. Maiuri suggested it was used as a lararium.
References:
Maiuri 1958, pp. 265-275; Orr 1972, p. 193 (#1); Wallace Hadrill 1994, pp. 24, 199.
Image reference:
Herculaneum in Pictures 2010
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