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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
PP285
VI. xiii. 13
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Aediucla
Associated
Cult Spaces:
-
Room function:
Peristyle/Portico
Description:
Located against the west wall of the peristyle stood a simple aedicula. Sitting on a plain base were two side walls that supported a roof with a small pediment. In the centre was a vaulted niche. The whole structure was coated in white stucco.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 52 (#195); Giacobello 2008, p. 274 (V51)
Image reference:
Warscher (Date Unknown) (Via Pompeii in Pictures)
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