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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
PP386
VII. vi. 28
Cult Space Type:
Altar
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Altar
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Room function:
Peristyle/Portico
Description:
Near the southwest corner of the peristyle garden was a rectangular masonry altar. The altar was coated in stucco. Traces of fire were found on top of the altar during excavation. Root cavities nearby indicate the presence of trees in the immediate vicinity. The property was largely destroyed in WWII, with the altar no longer preserved today.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 67 (#291); Jashemski 1979, pp. 30, 56-57, 134.
Image reference:
Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei 1910
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