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PP373

House of the Coloured Capitals (VII. iv. 31 and 51)

Cult Space Type:

Cult Painting

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Date:

79 A.D.

Features:

Shelf, Wall Painting

Associated
Cult Spaces: 

PP371, PP372

Room function:

Culina/Kitchen

Description:

On the east wall of the underground kitchen was a cult painting. The painting was carried out on a white background and featured a serpent among foliage heading towards a crack in the wall where a tile had been placed to hold offerings. Above the serpent were garlands of leaves. The painting has been dated to after 62 A.D. The painting is only partially preserved today.

References:

Boyce 1937, p. 66 (#278); PPM 1996 Vol VI, p. 996; Giacobello 2008, p. 194 (#79)

Image reference:

Pompeii in Pictures 2009

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