THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
PP523
IX. vi. G
Cult Space Type:
Shrine
Date:
79 A.D.
Features:
Aediucla, Niche, Stucco Relief
Associated
Cult Spaces:
PP522
Room function:
Cubiculum/Bedroom
Description:
In the small room off the northwest corner of the peristyle, in the centre of the west wall, was an arched niche. The niche sat 1.42m above the floor and was adorned with a stucco aedicula façade. This consisted of engaged half columns which supported a cornice which ran around the interior of the niche. The interior walls were decorated with small irregular blobs of red paint on a white background. The lower half of the columns was red while the upper half was white. The property is not fully excavated and it was damaged in WWII so the location of this shrine is uncertain as it is not preserved today.
References:
Boyce 1937, p. 87 (#435)
Image reference:
Boyce 1937, Plate 3, 6