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PP150

House of Venus in the Shell (II. iii. 3)

Cult Space Type:

Shrine

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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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