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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
HC009
III. 19 (House of the Hotel)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Structural Type:
Niche
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Room Function:
Vestibule
Description:
On the south wall of a small vestibule located next to the entrance to the building was an arched niche. According to Maiuri, it was located at a "short height" off the ground. It is no longer visible today.
References:
Maiuri 1958, pp. 325-326; Orr 1972, p. 195 (#10); Wallace Hadrill 1994, p. 197.
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