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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
PP182
House of the Triclinium (V. ii. 4)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Niche
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP181, PP183
Room function:
Peristyle/Portico
Description:
Located on the west wall of the peristyle was an arched niche. The niche sat 1.44m above the ground, and its interior was coated in white stucco to match the surrounding walls. The floor and the edges of the back wall of the niche were painted red.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 34 (#87); Giacobello 2008, p. 265 (V33)
Image reference:
Pompeii in Pictures 2007
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