Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP079
House of the First Floor (I. xi. 9 and 15)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Structural type:
Altar, Wall Painting
Room function:
Viridarium/Garden
Description:
Located on the west wall of the garden was a shrine. It was located directly below a window that looked into a cubiculum. It consisted of a wall painting with a masonry altar, which sat 0.86m from the wall. Remnants of the stucco decoration on the altar indicated that it was painted cream with red, blue, and yellow flowers. The wall painting depicted two confronting serpents, a cylindrical altar with an offering of an egg, and a garden scene of plants with red flowers and small brown birds in the background. Garlands were present above the serpents underneath the window.
References:
Orr 1972, p. 155 (#13); Fröhlich 1991, p. 258 (L20); Giacobello 2008, p. 258 (V17)
Image reference:
Pompeii Sites (Date unknown)