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PP057

House of Menander (I. x. 4 and 16)

Cult Space Type:

Shrine

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Date:

79 A.D.

Features:

Niche

Associated
Cult Spaces: 

PP002, PP056, PP058, PP059, PP060

Room function:

Corridor/Passage way

Description:

Located in the stairwell off the northwest corner of the atrium was an arched recess. It sat beneath the stairs, with a small masonry altar set into the wall with two square holes on the top. A niche was present in the wall above the altar. As seen in photographs, the interior of the niche was plastered and painted.

References:

Boyce 1937, p. 28 (#50)

Image reference:

Ferebee 2015 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)

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