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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
HC054
V. 22 (Apartment)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Structural Type:
Unknown
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Room Function:
Unknown
Description:
Located in room c on the first floor was a cult space. The form of the cult space is not certain as the room was heavily damaged during the eruption. The presence of the cult space is known from the statuettes found in the room. They were found close to the entrance to room D and consisted of a bronze statuette of Jupiter, a bronze statuette of a male deity (either Hercules or Neptune), a bronze statuette of a woman, and a terracotta lamp. The statuette set and lamp may have sat in a niche or on a table.
References:
Andrews 2006 Vol. 2, pp. 244, 248-249.
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