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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion

HC034
VI. 17 (House of the Tuscan Colonade)
Cult Space Type:
Cult Painting




Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Wall painting
Associated
Cult Spaces:
HC033, HC055
Room Function:
Kitchen
Description:
On the western wall of the kitchen (room 18) was a cult painting. At the time of Orr's and Fröhlich's recordings, the painting was only partially preserved. It depicted fragments of two serpents visible among plants with red flowers. According to Fröhlich, a terracotta tile was inserted into the wall to hold offerings, however, Orr made no mention of this. Today the painting is barely visible and heavily fragmented.
References:
Orr 1972, p. 200 (#33); Fröhlich 1991, pp. 302; Wallace Hadrill 1994, p. 205-206.
Image reference:
Monteix 2004
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