THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
PP568
II. ix. 1
Cult Space Type:
Cult Painting
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Wall Painting
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP569
Room function:
Corridor/Passage way
Description:
On a pillar in the opening between a corridor and the summer triclinium was a cult painting. The painting was present on all four sides of the pillar and was carried out on a white background. On the north side were the attributes relating to Mercury. At the bottom was a line of small plants on which two cornucopias stood, with a caduceus between them. On the east side were the symbols of Apollo, including kithara (a lyre-like instrument), and a raven standing on an omphalos. On the southern side was Bacchus holding his thyrsus and a bunch of grapes with a panther beside him. On the west side was Priapus dressed in yellow, holding his large phallus. At the top of each side was a garland with taeniae. Fröhlich dated this painting to the third style.
References:
Fröhlich 1991, p. 266 (L41)
Image reference:
Durand 2018 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)