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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
PP545
IX. ix. 6
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Altar, Niche
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP544, PP546
Room function:
Peristyle/Portico
Description:
Against the west wall of the portico was a cult space. This consisted of an arched niche which sat above an altar. The walls of the niche were coated in white stucco. On the floor of the niche was found a coin of Claudius.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 91 (#458)
Image reference:
Pompeii in Pictures 2009
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