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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion

PP615
VI. i. 17
Cult Space Type:
Shrine




Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Niche
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Room function:
Commercial space (Hospitality)
Description:
Located on the south wall of the thermopolium was a rectangular niche. The niche had been filled with rubble and so was not in use at the time of eruption. As the building has decayed, this rubble has fallen revealing that the interior of the niche was coated in multiple layers of white stucco. Perhaps decoration may be preserved under the rubble. The top of the niche has not been preserved.
References:
Pompeii in Pictures 2003, 2018
Image reference:
Durand 2018 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)
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