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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
IB040
Villa de Puente de la Olmilla
Cult Space Type:
Cult Room
Building Name:
Villa de Puente de la Olmilla
Site Name:
Albaladejo
Date:
4th c. A.D.
Country:
Spain
Associated
Cult Spaces:
Room Function:
-
Sacrarium/Cult Room
Features:
Mosaic
Description:
Off the northeast corner of the peristyle was a cult room (room 15). The room had a quadrangular plan which was topped with a semicircular apse. The floor of the room was decorated with polychrome mosaic, with the apse bearing a shell-like pattern while the main floor of the room was decorated with geometric and floral motifs. Various ceramic fragments were found in the room as well as graffiti, nails, iron hooks, and metallic remains associated with faunal remains. The floor of the room was raised compared to the peristyle.
References:
García Bueno 1994, pp. 96, 110-112; Pérez Ruiz 2014, app. pp. 394-396
Image Reference:
Pérez Ruiz 2014
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