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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion

PP390
House of Tryptolemus (VII. vii. 2, 4-5, and 14-15)
Cult Space Type:
Altar




Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Altar
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP391, PP621
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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