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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP465
VIII. vii. 10
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Structural type:
Niche, Wall Painting
Room function:
Culina/Kitchen
Description:
On the wall of the kitchen was a niche. The niche was accompanied by a cult painting that featured the Genius and tibicen on either side of an altar with Lares flanking the group. In the lower zone, a single serpent could be seen. As the shrine is not preserved today, the exact location is not certain.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 78 (#377)
Image reference:
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