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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
HC056
IV. 19-20 (House of the Cloth)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Unknown
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Room Function:
Commercial space
Description:
Located just to the left of the entrance was a podium. Mairui referred to the structure as "un sacello familiare," suggesting it was used as a cult space. The podium was rectangular in shape. Today, the podium is in a ruinous condition.
References:
Maiuri 1958, pp. 425-426; Wallace-Hadrill 1994, p. 201.
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