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HC049

III. 12

Cult Space Type:

Shrine

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Date:

79 A.D.

Features:

Niche

Associated
Cult Spaces:

-

Room Function:

Unknown

Description:

Located on the northern wall of a front room on the first floor was a cult space. This consisted of an arched niche that sat 0.67m above the floor. The niche possessed a stucco-coated projecting terracotta base with traces of blue paint present on its interior. Today the outer edge of the niche is supported by an iron frame. During excavations, a marble herm of Bacchus and a terracotta lamp were found in the niche.

References:

Orr 1972, p. 194 (#5); Andrews 2006 Vol. 2, pp. 38 and 44; Herculaneum in Pictures 2010.

Image reference:

Herculaneum in Pictures 2010

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