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PP012

House of Volusius Faustus (I. ii. 10)

Cult Space Type:

Shrine

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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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