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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
PP270
VI. x. 1
Cult Space Type:
Cult Painting
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Wall Painting
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Room function:
Commercial space (Hospitality)
Description:
On the western wall, beneath the stepped display counter in the northwestern corner of the shop, was a small cult painting. This scene depicted a single serpent about to eat its offerings of an egg and a pine cone which were on top of an altar. The cult space does not survive today.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 50 (#180)
Image reference:
Gell ca. 1830 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)
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