THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
PP318
VI. xvi. 26/27
Cult Space Type:
Cult Painting
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Shelf, Wall Painting
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Room function:
Atrium
Description:
On the south wall of the atrium was a cult painting. It was located in a recess of what was previously a doorway. A panel of white stucco was marked off by green stripes with a figure of Jupiter painted in the centre. He was seated on his throne holding a sceptre and his thunderbolt. An eagle stood to the right of him. On the wall below him were the remnants of two broken tiles which had been embedded into the wall, one horizontal and one perpendicular to the first. The wall space between these tiles and the painting of Jupiter was decorated with plants painted on a yellow background. A terracotta votive altar was found near the cult space. The painting does not survive today.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 59 (#227); Giacobello 2008, p. 243 (A22)
Image reference:
Pompeii in Pictures 2009