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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP468
IX, I, 4
Cult Space Type:
Cult Painting
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
Structural type:
Wall Painting, Unknown
Room function:
Commercial space (Hospitality)
Description:
On the east wall of the shop was a cult painting. This was carried out on a stucco panel and featured two red serpents meeting at an altar. In the wall below their heads was an embedded tile for offerings. Today the scene has been destroyed.
References:
Sogliano 1879, p. 17; Boyce 1937, p. 79 (#380)
Image reference:
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