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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP141
Caupona of Athictus (II. ii. 3)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
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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