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PP582

I. vii. 13-14

Cult Space Type:

Shrine

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Date:

79 A.D.

Features:

Niche

Associated
Cult Spaces: 

-

Room function:

Atrium

Description:

On the west wall of the atrium was a pair of niches. The niches sat side by side at the same level above ground and were both rectangular in shape. The niches both had projecting bases of tile which have now broken off. The niches were placed in the centre of a reddish-coloured square of plaster, which appears to have a thin red line around its outside. Based on joist pockets being present below and above the niches, the niches may have been located on a mezzanine level.

References:

PPM Vol I 1990, pp. 728-729; Pompeii In Pictures 2018.

Image reference:

Durand 2018 (Via Pompeii in Pictures)

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