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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP287
VI. xiv. 5
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Structural type:
Aediucla, Niche
Room function:
Atrium
Description:
Located on the south wall of the atrium was a rectangular niche that sat 1.80m above the floor. The niche was decorated with an aedicula façade consisting of a pediment above and a ledge supported by three brackets below. The façade was made of tile.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 52 (#197); Giacobello 2008, p. 242 (A20)
Image reference:
Warscher ca. 1930 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)
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