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PP100

House of Taedia Secunda (I. xiii. 4-6)

Cult Space Type:

Shrine

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Date:

79 A.D.

Associated
Cult Spaces: 

PP101

Structural type:

Altar, Niche, Wall Painting

Room function:

Viridarium/Garden

Description:

On the west wall of the garden was a shrine. It consisted of a niche and wall painting with an altar in front. The niche sat 1.34m above the floor, with its interior coated in stucco and its base made from a projecting. The interior wall was painted with blueish green flowers with the base a deep red. Below the niche was a depiction of a serpent resting on a thick red border. In the corner of the space below the niche sat a square masonry altar.

References:

Orr 1972, p. 162 (#34); PPM Vol 2 1990, pp. 881-891; Giacobello 2008, p. 259 (V19)

Image reference:

PPM Vol 2 1996

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