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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
PP197
V. ii. f
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Altar, Niche
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Room function:
Atrium
Description:
On the west wall of the atrium was a shrine, consisting of an arched niche that sat 1.45m above the ground with a low masonry altar below it. There were remnants of burning on top of the altar at the time of excavation. The niche’s interior was coated in white stucco, which had fallen to reveal another layer of white with red spots. It no longer survives today.
References:
Not. Scavi 1896, pp. 418-419; Boyce 1937, p. 36 (#103)
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