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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP351
VII. iii. 3
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
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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