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PP477

IX. i. 27

Cult Space Type:

Shrine

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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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