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HC046

II. 2 (House of the Argus)

Cult Space Type:

Cult Room

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Date:

79 A.D.

Features:

Altar; Podium; Shelf

Associated
Cult Spaces:

-

Room Function:

Cult room

Description:

Located in the basement was a cult room. The room sat on the NW corner of the excavated extent of the house. The room had an irregular quadrangular plan. At the rear of the room was a base with a shelf, in front of which was a brick and tufa altar. The walls were decorated with white stucco which also coated the base and altar. Inside the room, a statue of Venus was found. The room has been dated to the Augustan period.

References:

Maiuri 1958, pp. 361- 372; Bassani 2008, p. 202 (Scheda 19).

Image reference:

Maiuri 1958

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