Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP201
House of the Last Supper (V. ii. h)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP200, PP202
Structural type:
Niche, Wall Painting
Room function:
Culina/Kitchen
Description:
Located on the south wall of the kitchen was a shrine. This cult space consisted of a panel of white plaster within the centre of which was a square niche, sitting 1.25m above the floor. The interior of the niche was coated in stucco and was outlined with a red border. The walls were decorated with red spots. On each side of the niche were painted figures, however, only those on the right remained by the time of Boyce’s recording. These figures included a tibicen, a Lar, and a youth leading a pig with a red band around its belly. Further to the right was a serpent. In the lower register of the scene were another two serpents flanking either side of a cylindrical altar which had been painted in imitation marble.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 37 (#107); Giacobello 2008, p. 165 (#38)
Image reference:
Warscher ca. 1930s (Via Pompeii in Pictures)