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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
PP470
IX. i. 8
Cult Space Type:
Cult Painting
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Wall Painting
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Room function:
Commercial space (Hospitality)
Description:
On the east wall of the rear room was a cult painting. This was carried 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 a rhyton and a patera. In the centre below the serpents was a kantharos with a small bird sitting on its rim. The painting is not preserved today.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 79 (#382)
Image reference:
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