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HC025

V. 28/29

Cult Space Type:

Shrine

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Date:

79 A.D.

Structural Type:

Niche

Associated
Cult Spaces:

-

Room Function:

Corridor/Passageway

Description:

Located on the eastern wall of the rear corridor space was an arched niche. The niche sat 1.97m above the floor. The exterior of the niche had been whitened with lime. Maiuri identified this niche as a "rustic lararium" although it is not certain if it had a cultic function.

References:

Orr 1972, p. 198 (#25); Wallace Hadrill 1994, pp. 203-204.

Image reference:

Monteix 2003

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