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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
PP477
IX. i. 27
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Altar, Niche
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Room function:
Commercial space (Hospitality)
Description:
On the southern wall of the shop, above the hearth, was a small niche. It was said by excavators that an altar was located beside the hearth, added after the room was plastered. A marble inscribed slab was said to have been affixed to the altar. Nothing of the cult space has survived today.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 80 (#389)
Image reference:
Pompeii in Pictures 2009
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