Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP315
VI. xvi. 12
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Structural type:
Altar, Wall Painting, Shelf
Room function:
Unknown
Description:
On the north wall of a rear room was a shrine consisting of a cult painting with an altar inserted into the wall. The shrine was set in a panel of white stucco that was bordered by red. The lower zone was filled with green plants with some red leaves through which two serpents coiled. The serpents flanked a small stone altar which was embedded into the wall at the height of 1.20m above the ground. The altar was painted with imitation marble and above it on the wall were painted the typical offerings of a pine cone, egg, and fruit.
References:
Not. Scavi 1908, pp. 53, 61; Boyce 1937, p. 58 (#223); Wallace Hadrill 1994, p. 216
Image reference:
Warscher ca. 1930s (Via Pompeii in Pictures)