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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP222
V. iv. 13
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP220, PP221
Structural type:
Altar, Wall Painting
Room function:
Unknown
Description:
On the western wall of the open room that preceded the garden was a cult space. This cult space consisted of a painted scene depicting two yellow serpents meeting at a cylindrical altar with offerings of fruit among plant material on a panel of white plaster. In the pavement below the painting were the markings left by a square masonry altar. The painting sat above a dado of brickwork. The painting no longer survives.
References:
Not. Scavi 1905, pp. 87-91; Boyce 1937, p. 42 (#126); Giacobello 2008, p. 268 (V39)
Image reference:
Warscher (Date Unknown) (Via Pompeii in Pictures)
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