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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP470
IX, I, 8
Cult Space Type:
Cult Painting
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
Structural type:
Wall Painting
Room function:
Commercial space (Hospitality)
Description:
On the east wall of the rear room was a cult painting. This was carrried out on a white background which had been marked off by a red border. It featured two serpents in the centre, one on each side of an embedded tile. Above the serpents were the Lares, each holding rhyton and patera. In the centre below the serpents was a kantharos with a small bird sitting on its rim.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 79 (#382)
Image reference:
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