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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion

HC002
III. 3 (House of the Skeleton)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine




Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Niche
Associated
Cult Spaces:
HC001, HC003, HC048
Room Function:
Kitchen
Description:
On the south wall of the kitchen was a small arched niche. It sat 1.40m above the floor, with a plastered interior and a marble projecting floor. Based on photographs, there appears to be a dark border around the interior corners of the niche.
References:
Maiuri 1958, pp. 265-275; Orr 1972, p. 193 (#2); Wallace Hadrill 1994, pp. 24, and 199.
Image reference:
Ferebee 2013
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