THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
PP367
VII. iv. 26/27
Cult Space Type:
Cult Painting
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Wall Painting
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Room function:
Culina/Kitchen
Description:
On the south wall of the kitchen was a cult painting on a white background. This featured a burning altar, behind which a tibicen stood, with the Genius standing beside holding a cornucopia and patera. On the opposite side of the altar was Hercules, with his lion skin, club, and skyphos. Behind him was a hog. On the left stood a Lar holding a rhyton and situla. The corresponding Lar on the other side had disappeared. In the lower zone were painted numerous objects, among which could be distinguished several flasks and amphorae. To the right of these objects were two men wrestling for an amphora, each holding one handle. Two serpents meeting at an altar were also included, although they were painted on the adjoining wall. The painting is not preserved today.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 65 (#273); Fröhlich 1991, pp. 286-287
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