
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion

PP516
House of Jason (IX. v. 18)
Cult Space Type:
Cult Painting



Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Wall Painting
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Room function:
Cubiculum/Bedroom
Description:
On the east wall of the cubiculum entered off the northwest corner of the peristyle was a cult painting. It featured a large tree in the centre, adorned with fillets, with the head of a stag hanging from a branch. On the left of the tree was the Genius holding a cornucopia with a rudder and globe at his feet. To the left of him stood an altar furnished with offerings upon which he pours a libation from a patera. Farther to the left was a tripod. Another male figure was seen on the right of the tree holding two spear-like objects, and placing his hand beside his mouth with the gesture of Harpocrates. The painting was carried out in red and green. It is not preserved today.
References:
Not. Scavi 1878, p. 268; Boyce 1937, p. 86 (#427).
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