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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
HC060
IV. 21 (House of the Deer)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Altar; Wall painting
Associated
Cult Spaces:
HC014
Room Function:
Kitchen
Description:
Located on the southern wall of the kitchen was a potential cult space. This consisted of a badly preserved square tufa structure, which was perhaps an altar, with accompanying wall paintings. However, due to the bad preservation of the room, only fragments of the painting are visible showing it included a white background with red borders.
References:
Wallace Hadrill 1994, p. 201; Marchetti 2009, p. 66.
Image reference:
Donovan 2017
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