Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP232
House of Sallust (VI. ii. 4)
Cult Space Type:
Cult Painting
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP614
Structural type:
Wall Painting, Shelf
Room function:
Ala
Description:
On the northern side of an ala, off the atrium, was a blocked-up doorway on which a cult painting was situated. The scene was set on a red background and depicted a blazing tripod with a Genius holding a patera above the tripod. To the left were the tibicen and a Lar on either side of the scene holding a rhyton and patera. At the top of the scene were garlands that hung down either side. In the lower zone was a single serpent. The scene was outlined by a blue border. Holes in the wall indicate the existence of a shelf at the base of the scene which was likely used to hold offerings or statuettes. The painting does not survive today.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 44 (#139)
Image reference:
Gell 1852 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)