Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP489
IX, ii, 19-21
Cult Space Type:
Cult Room
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP490, PP491
Structural type:
Sacrarium
Room function:
Sacrarium/Cult Room
Description:
In a central room off the south east side of the atrium was a cult room. The room appeared to have originally been a cubiculum, but had been transformed into a scararium. The room had a square plan, with a square brick base present against its southern wall. The base was located on the south wall, opposite the entrance to the room. A depression was present on the top of the base for a statue base. A square brick altar was present before the base. The walls of the room were painted in three levels. The bottom and upper panels were colourless. A panel of yellow was present in the centre of the southern wall, with the side panels painted red. These side panels were said to have contained images of birds and fish.
References:
Bull. Inst. 1871, p. 183; Fiorelli 1875, pp. 386-387; Boyce 1937, p. 81 (#400)
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