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PP204

House of the Silver Wedding (V. ii. I)

Cult Space Type:

Cult Painting

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Date:

79 A.D.

Features:

Wall Painting

Associated
Cult Spaces: 

PP203

Room function:

Penus/Penaria/Store room/Apotheca

Description:

Located on the west wall of a storeroom at the northern end of the garden was a cult painting. The lower section consisted of a large painting depicting a pair of serpents meeting at a cylindrical altar. The altar was painted in red and yellow imitation marble. The serpents differed in size. On top of the burning altar was an offering of a pine cone. The upper zone contained a triple garland that hung down both sides of the scene, with a bird between the registers. Taeniae hung off the garlands.

References:

Boyce 1937, p. 38 (#110); Giacobello 2008, pp. 264-265 (V31)

Image reference:

Pompeii Sites 1906

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