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PP483

IX. ii. 16

Cult Space Type:

Cult Painting

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Date:

79 A.D.

Features:

Wall Painting

Associated
Cult Spaces: 

PP484

Room function:

Unknown

Description:

On the north wall of the 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 featured 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 that was furnished with an egg. The function of this room is debated, with Boyce stating it was a triclinium while Giacobello identified it as an apothecary.

References:

Boyce 1937, p. 81 (#394); Giacobello 2008, p. 204-205 (#97)

Image reference:

Warscher (Date Unknown) (Via Pompeii in Pictures)

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