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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP271
VI. x. 13
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Structural type:
Niche
Room function:
Commercial space (Hospitality)
Description:
On the north wall was a large rectangular niche sitting 1.00m above the floor. The niche was coated with white stucco matching the walls around it. Fiorelli referred to the niche as being for the Lares but doesn't indicate his reasoning.
References:
Fiorelli 1875, p. 145; Boyce 1937, p. 50 (#181)
Image reference:
Durand 2018 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)
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