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Roman Domestic Religion
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
PP608
VI, xi, 1-3
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP609
Structural type:
Niche
Room function:
Viridarium/Garden
Description:
On the east wall of a large open room (perhaps the garden?) were the remnants of a pair of arched niches. The niches had been filled prior to the eurption and so would not have been in use at the time. The outlines of the niches were evident from the remants of stucco, which would have coated the interior of the niches. The niches sat high on the wall.
References:
Pompeii in Pictures 2007, 2018
Image reference:
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