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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP483
IX, ii, 16
Cult Space Type:
Cult Painting
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP484
Structural type:
Wall Painting
Room function:
Unknown
Description:
On the north wall of central room was a cult painting. This was carried out on a white stucco panel which was bordered by a red stripe, and consisted of two registers. The upper register feature the Lares, each with their rhyton and situla, with the Genius present in between them pouring a libation upon an altar. On the other side of the altar was a tibicen. The lower register of the scene featured a single yellow serpent heading towards a yellow marble altar which was furnished with an egg.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 81 (#394); Giacobello 2008, p. 204-205 (#97)
Image reference:
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