THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
PP527
House of Fortuna (IX. vii. 20)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Aediucla, Niche, Stucco Relief
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP528
Room function:
Atrium
Description:
On the south wall of the atrium was a rectangular niche. The niche sat 1.45m above the floor and was set into a panel of white stucco. The niche was framed by a stucco aedicula façade which consisted of two engaged half columns, a projecting cornice, and a pediment. During excavation, a bronze lamp and three bronze statuettes of Fortuna holding a cornucopia and a patera, and the Lares holding rhyton and patera were found. It has recently been argued that the female statuette depicted Concordia Augusta rather than Fortuna despite the house being named after the find.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 88 (#439); Giacobello 2008, p. 250 (A39)
Image reference:
Pompeii in Pictures 2007