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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
HC008
III. 17 (House of the Brick Altar)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
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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