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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP350
VII. ii. 51
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Structural type:
Niche
Room function:
Peristyle/Portico
Description:
On the west wall of the pseudo-peristyle was a square niche, which sat 1.45m above the floor. The niche had a projecting cornice below it and its interior walls were coated with red stucco.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 63 (#256)
Image reference:
Pompeii in Pictures 2007
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