
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion

PP598
Casa 4 (V. vi. 7)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine



Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Aediucla, Mosaic, Nymphaeum, Niche
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Room function:
Unknown
Description:
Located in the house was a large nymphaeum. Brought to light in 2018, this nymphaeum had an aedicula form with two engaged columns holding up a simple pediment with a gabled roof. Only parts of the decoration of the nymphaeum have survived. At the top of the pillars were identical images of swans. Red lines with shells on top were used to separate scenes. In the centre of the niche was an image of Bacchus and Ariadne with another male figure attending to a basin. A rabbit statue sat in the centre of the fountain, from the mouth of which water would have sprung. The property is only partially excavated, and so the wider context of the nymphaeum is uncertain.
References:
Pompeii In Pictures, 2020, 2021.
Image reference:
Parco Archeologico di Pompei 2018 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)