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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP323
VI. xvii (Ins. Occ.). 42
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP322, PP588
Structural type:
Aedicula, Niche
Room function:
Oecus
Description:
Located in the east wall of the in an oecus, next to the summer triclinium (on the lowest garden level) was a niche with an aedicula façade. The façade consisted of two columns and a marble top. However, the exact location of this cult space is uncertain as its existence is only mentioned by one scholar (Giacobello) and there are no images of such a shrine available.
References:
Fröhlich 1991, p. 282 (L78); Ciardiello 2006, pp. 74-75, 78-80, 187-221; Giacobello 2008, p. 186
Image reference:
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