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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP100
House of Taedia Secunda (I. xiii. 4-6)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
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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