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HC002

III. 3 (House of the Skeleton)

Cult Space Type:

Shrine

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Date:

79 A.D.

Structural Type:

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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