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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
PP150
House of Venus in the Shell (II. iii. 3)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Niche
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP147, PP148, PP149
Room function:
Culina/Kitchen
Description:
Located on the east wall of the kitchen was an arched niche that sat 1.44m above the floor. The shrine had a projecting tile base. The interior and its base were coated in stucco, with the cult space sitting centrally in a wider panel of stucco.
References:
Orr 1972, pp. 171-172 (#63)
Image reference:
Ferebee 2016 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)
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