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PP459

VIII. v. 9 and 13/14

Cult Space Type:

Shrine

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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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