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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP486
IX, ii, 17
Cult Space Type:
Cult Painting
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP485, PP487
Structural type:
Wall Painting
Room function:
Peristyle/Portico
Description:
On the south side of a half wall between columns of the peirstyle was a cult painting. The painting faced the open garden area and consisted of a simple aedicula structure with pediment painted in red. Within the structure was painted two yellow serpents meeting at an altar.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 81 (#397)
Image reference:
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