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PP351

VII. iii. 3

Cult Space Type:

Shrine

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Date:

79 A.D.

Associated
Cult Spaces: 

-

Structural type:

Niche

Room function:

Commercial space (Hospitality)

Description:

On the east wall of the first room was an arched niche. The niche sat 1.75m above the ground. It was referred to by early scholars as a niche for the Penates. The interior of the niche was white.

References:

Boyce 1937, p. 63 (#257); PPM 1996 Vol VI, pp. 836-837

Image reference:

Durand 2018 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)

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