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PP633

Complex of Magic Rites (II. i. 11-12)

Cult Space Type:

Shrine

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Date:

79 A.D.

Features:

Niche

Associated
Cult Spaces: 

PP145, PP146

Room function:

Commercial space (Industrial and Other)

Description:

Located against the eastern wall of a garden space was an aedicula structure. It took the form of rectangular niche with a rough pediment. The walls of the niche appear to have been constructed from tile. Excavation images indicate that the shrine was in a poor state and no evidence of decoration appears to have survived. The bad state of the structure as well as its hidden location behind a curved wall (believed to be a cistern in construction) suggests that this cult space was not in use at the time of eruption.

References:

Pompeii Sites 1985 "[D00060529] - Pompei, II, 1, 12 Complesso dei Riti Magici - Muratura" Accessed 31/08/24 at https://open.pompeiisites.org/

Image reference:

Pompeii Sites 1985 "[D00060529] - Pompei, II, 1, 12 Complesso dei Riti Magici - Muratura" Accessed 31/08/24 at https://open.pompeiisites.org/

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