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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP026
I. iii. 5/6
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Structural type:
Niche
Room function:
Unknown
Description:
In the east wall of a rear room was a broad arched niche that sat 1.25m above ground. The interior was coated with white stucco and adorned with flowers and plants painted in red, blue, and green. This was later covered over by a plain red layer that had peeled off revealing the imagery underneath, indicating a change over time perhaps linked to changes in the use of the building.
References:
Fiorelli 1875, pp. 51-52; Boyce 1937, p. 24 (#20)
Image reference:
Baker 2010 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)
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