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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP191
House of Orion (V. ii)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP192
Structural type:
Aedicula, Altar, Wall Painting
Room function:
Peristyle/Portico
Description:
Located on the north wall of the peristyle was a shrine comprised of a cult painting and an altar. On a panel of white stucco was a blue, yellow, red, and green painted aedicula. Within the aedicula was the figure of Jupiter, seated upon a kline, holding a sceptre and a thunderbolt. Beside him was an eagle. Against the wall below the painting stood a masonry altar that was coated in stucco.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 35 (#96); Giacobello 2008, p. 266 (V36); Ossana et all 2019.
Image reference:
Pompeii in Pictures (Date Unknown)
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