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PP141

Caupona of Athictus (II. ii. 3)

Cult Space Type:

Shrine

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Date:

79 A.D.

Associated
Cult Spaces: 

PP146

Structural type:

Niche

Room function:

Commercial space (Hospitality)

Description:

Located on the east wall of the main commercial space was a square niche that sat 1.30m above the ground. The niche had a projecting base, with its interior bordered in red. Around the top of the niche ran a stucco cornice with egg and dart moulding, with a similar cornice around the three sides of the niche. On the edge of the projecting base was the graffito: "OLIVA CONDITA XVII K . NOVEMBRES"

References:

Boyce 1937, p. 30 (#63); Orr 1972, pp. 170-171 (#58 and #59).

Image reference:

Durand 2018 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)

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