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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP447
VIII. iii. 21
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Structural type:
Aediucla, Niche, Stucco Relief
Room function:
Viridarium/Garden
Description:
In the north wall of the garden was an arched niche. The niche sat 1.40m above the floor and was adorned with an aedicula façade of moulded stucco. A stucco cornice ran around the curve of the arch inside of the typical pediment. A heavy ledge projected from the base of the niche. The interior was coated in white stucco and its edges were bordered by red stripes.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 76 (#356); Giacobello 2008, pp. 282-283 (V73)
Image reference:
Jashemski 1968 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)
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