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PP293

House of Laocoon (VI. xiv. 28-32)

Cult Space Type:

Shrine

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Date:

79 A.D.

Associated
Cult Spaces: 

PP631

Structural type:

Aediucla

Room function:

Viridarium/Garden

Description:

Against the east wall of the garden stood an aedicula shrine. Supported by a solid masonry base were two thin columns without capitals that supported a simple pediment. In the tympanum was a large painted aquatic red bird with its wings spread. Across its wings lay a black cord ending in a bow knot. On each side of the bird stood a green marine goat. The base of the aedicula was painted black with a painted garland. The back wall of the shrine was hollowed out like a niche in the form of a sea shell. Today, only the base and the interior shell structure remain.

References:

Boyce 1937, p. 53 (#203); Wallce Hadrill 1994, p. 213; Giacoebello 2008, pp. 274-275 (V53 and V54); Monteix et al. 2013

Image reference:

Warscher (Date Unknown) (Via Pompeii in Pictures)

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