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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
HC018
V. 6/7 (House of Neptune and Amphitrite)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Aedicula
Associated
Cult Spaces:
HC017, HC019
Room Function:
Atrium
Description:
In the northern corner of the atrium were the remains of a masonry podium. It is likely that an aedicula shrine was present on top of this podium. The podium was faced with a marble veneer which is still partially in place today. The walls around the structure were painted red and yellow.
References:
Orr 1972, p. 196 (#18); Wallace Hadrill 1994, p. 202.
Image reference:
Haug 2014
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