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PP412

VII. xii. 12

Cult Space Type:

Shrine

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Date:

79 A.D.

Associated
Cult Spaces: 

-

Structural type:

Niche

Room function:

Commercial space (Hospitality)

Description:

On the west wall above the counter was an arched niche. The niche sat 1.48m above the floor and was referred to by early scholars as a niche of the Penates. The interior of the niche was plastered.

References:

Boyce 1937, p. 70 (#317)

Image reference:

Durand 2018 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)

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