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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP088
I. xii. 9 and 14
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP089, PP090
Structural type:
Niche
Room function:
Tablinum
Description:
Located on the east wall of the tablinum was an arched niche. It sat 1.14m above the ground. The interior was coated in stucco, with a now-broken tile serving as the projecting base of the niche.
References:
Orr 1972, p. 158 (#22); Wallace Hadrill 1994, pp.196-197; Giacobello 2008, p. 288 (C3)
Image reference:
Jashemski 1968 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)
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