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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
PP344
VII. i. 40-43
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Niche, Wall Painting
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP345
Room function:
Culina/Kitchen
Description:
On the north wall of the kitchen was a cult space. This consisted of a now-destroyed cult painting and an arched niche. The niche sat 1.22m above the floor, placed above a masonry counter. A few traces of plaster remain on the interior.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 61 (#245); Giacobello 2008, p. 188 (#72)
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