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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
PP179
House of Queen Margherita (V. ii. 1)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Niche
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP178, PP180
Room function:
Peristyle/Portico
Description:
In the southern end of the west wall of the peristyle was an arched niche that sat 1.60m above the floor. The niche had a masonry projecting base.
References:
Not. Scavi 1883, p. Boyce 1937, p. 33 (#84); Giacobello 2008, p. 265 (V32)
Image reference:
Pompeii in Pictures 2005
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