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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP549
IX, ix, 11
Cult Space Type:
Cult Room
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP548, PP550, PP593
Structural type:
Sacrarium
Room function:
Sacrarium/Cult Room
Description:
A cubiculum in the south east corner of the house served as a cult room. Described by Boyce as an "unusual" cult room, it had a mezzanine floor built at the height of 2.25m above the floor, which extended over half of the room. The walls of the room up to the mezzanine were decorated simply in the third style, however, this did not extend to the south wall. On the south wall were three arched niches, which sat around 1.50-55m above the ground. All of the niches were coated with white stucco.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 92 (#462)
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