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HC008

III. 17 (House of the Brick Altar)

Cult Space Type:

Shrine

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Date:

79 A.D.

Structural Type:

Altar; Wall painting; Unknown

Associated
Cult Spaces:

HC007

Room Function:

Garden

Description:

On the north side of the garden was a large podium. The structure was made from mostly brick with a rubble masonry base and a tile lip. The podium sat 0.68m from the wall. At the back of the podium sat a stucco-framed panel. However, only traces of red, black, and cream paint have survived within it. A small travertine arula was found next to the cult space.

References:

Maiuri 1958, pp. 420-422; Orr 1972, p. 194 (#9); Wallace Hadrill 1994, p. 199.

Image reference:

Marchetti 2009

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