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PP583

I. viii. 4/5

Cult Space Type:

Shrine

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Date:

79 A.D.

Features:

Niche

Associated
Cult Spaces: 

-

Room function:

Commercial space (Hospitality)

Description:

Located in the northwest corner of a commercial dining room was an arched niche. The niche was coated in stucco and originally had a tile projecting base. A section of the top of the arch of the niche had been damaged in antiquity. As the building was initially a house, the cult space was located in what would have been the atrium.

References:

PPM Vol III 1991, pp. 320-324.

Image reference:

Durand 2018 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)

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