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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP364
VII. iii. 29
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Structural type:
Niche, Wall Painting
Room function:
Peristyle/Portico
Description:
In the southwest corner of the portico was a semi-circular niche. The niche sat 1.25m above the floor. The vaulted ceiling was decorated with a painted shell. On the wall above the niche was a painted pediment and below it was a single serpent beside an altar.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 65 (#270)
Image reference:
Pompeii in Pictues (Date Unknown)
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