Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP306
House of the Prince of Naples (VI. xv. 7/8)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP307
Structural type:
Aediucla, Niche, Stucco Relief
Room function:
Viridarium/Garden
Description:
Against the west wall of the garden stood a shrine, in the form of an aedicula structure on top of a masonry base. The base was 1.20m high and was coated with yellow stucco, decorated with a red dado. In the centre of the base was an arched recess which was painted red. The aedicula was formed by four columns at the front and two walls at the rear that supported a pediment with a single gabled roof. The columns of the structure were coated in stucco and painted, the outer two yellow and the inner two red. Each column had a square base and a simple capital decorated with stucco moulding. The central opening between the columns opened up into an arch, extending into the tympanum. The tympanum was painted blue and was bordered on its three sides by a white wavy stucco design. Along the lower edges of the architraves ran a band of egg and dart moulding. The back wall of the structure was painted white. The decoration of the structure dates to the fourth style and was restored following the earthquake of 62 A.D.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 55 (#214); Allison 2004, p. 214; Giacobello 2008, p. 276 (V57)
Image reference:
Ferebee 2019 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)