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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP303
House of M. Pupius Rufus (VI. xv. 4/5)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP302
Structural type:
Aediucla, Nymphaeum
Room function:
Viridarium/Garden
Description:
Located against the west wall of the garden was a nymphaeum. This structure was a simple masonry aedicula which comprised mostly a large arched niche. While the original decoration of the structure does not survive, a marble statue of a nymph was originally located within the fountain and various statues were found in the vicinity of the structure, including one depicting Silenus.
References:
Not. Scavi, 1895, pp. 438-339; Wallace Hadrill 1994, p. 215
Image reference:
Durand 2018 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)
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