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PP390

House of Tryptolemus (VII. vii. 2, 4-5, and 14-15)

Cult Space Type:

Altar

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Date:

79 A.D.

Associated
Cult Spaces: 

PP391, PP621

Structural type:

Altar

Room function:

Peristyle/Portico

Description:

Near the western side of the open court of the peristyle was an altar. It had a square form and was constructed from masonry. The altar was coated in stucco and painted with red and yellow flowers with a red border on its edges.

References:

Boyce 1937, p. 68 (#295)

Image reference:

Jashemski 1957 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)

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