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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP459
VIII. v. 9 and 13/14
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP458
Structural type:
Niche
Room function:
Culina/Kitchen
Description:
In the north wall of the kitchen was an arched niche. The niche sat 0.90m above the floor and was referred to as a cult space by excavation reports. Photographs of the niche indicate that it was coated in stucco with remnants of red paint around the opening.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 77 (#369); Giacobello 2008, p. 201 (#93)
Image reference:
Pompeii in Pictures 2009
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