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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion

PP098
House of Sutoria Primigenia (I. xiii. 2)
Cult Space Type:
Cult Room




Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Altar, Wall Painting
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP096, PP097, PP099
Room function:
Sacrarium/Cult Room
Description:
Located in the southeast corner of the garden was a cult room. The interior of the room was plastered and painted with blue and red lines which form panels of cream-coloured rectangles. A small masonry altar was have been located in the northwest corner of the room, the top of which has been destroyed.
References:
Orr 1972, p. 161 (#32)
Image reference:
Pompeii in Pictures 2023
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