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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
PP463
VIII. vi. 9-11
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Aedicula, Altar, Wall Painting
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Room function:
Peristyle/Portico
Description:
Against the west wall of the peristyle stood a masonry base, presumably for an aedicula shrine or to act as an altar. Traces of the original marble slabs could be seen on the outside of the base, as well as traces of a painting on the wall above. Nearby a small cylindrical tufa altar was found. It appears that the structure was largely destroyed prior to the eruption.
References:
Bull. Inst. 1884, p. 183; Boyce 1937, p. 78 (#375)
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