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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
PP012
House of Volusius Faustus (I. ii. 10)
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Aediucla, Niche
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Room function:
Viridarium/Garden
Description:
Located in the north wall of the garden was a rectangular niche that sat 1.0m above a masonry couch. The niche was adorned with a roughly executed aedicula façade constructed from stucco, with a projecting tile base. The inside walls were painted red, with the stucco ornamentation being painted red, white, and blue.
References:
Bull. Inst. 1874, pp. 198-199; Fiorelli 1874, pp. 41-42; Boyce 1937, p.22 (#6); Giacobello 2008, p. 252 (V1)
Image reference:
Warscher 1935 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)
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