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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
HC029
VI. 28/29 (House of the Two Atriums)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Aedicula; Niche; Stucco Relief
Associated
Cult Spaces:
HC062, HC063
Room Function:
Peristyle
Description:
On the western wall of the second atrium (used as a peristyle) were two brick pseudo-aedicula niches with stucco mouldings. The niches sat 1.7m above the floor. The right niche was better preserved, with its façade largely intact showing a simple pediment with the tympanum painted red with yellow floral motifs. Remnants of stucco and red paint were present on the interior of the niches. Both niches had projecting bases of stuccoed brick with a simple stucco architrave running below these.
References:
Orr 1972, p. 199 (#29); Wallace Hadrill 1994, pp. 205-206.
Image reference:
Heese 2020
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