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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP235
VI. ii. 28
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Structural type:
Niche
Room function:
Oecus
Description:
On the south wall of the oecus was a rectangular niche that sat 1.40m above the floor. The interior of the niche was coated in stucco and painted green. The floor had a thick projecting base of marble. It does not survive today.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 44 (#143); Giacobello 2008, p. 290 (C11)
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