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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP093
I. xii. 12
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Structural type:
Aediucla, Niche, Stucco Relief
Room function:
Commercial space (Hospitality)
Description:
On the west wall of the main shop room was a shrine, comprised of a niche with a pseudo-aedicula stucco façade constructed with a projecting tile base. The stucco pediment was painted white with a red tympanum. The interior of the niche was white with traces of yellow paint with the base also being yellow. The shrine sat 1.80m above the floor. Tiny remnants of plaster on the corner suggest that there was a red border around the opening of the niche.
References:
Orr 1972, p.159 (#27)
Image reference:
Durand 2018 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)
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