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VII.2.20 Pompeii. October 2019. Looking south-east along east side
of peristyle.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.2.20 Pompeii. October 2019. Rooms on east side of peristyle.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
See Breton, Ernest. 1870. Pompeia, Guide de visite a Pompei, 3rd ed. Paris, Guerin.
When excavated, on the floor in front of the niches stood a cylindrical masonry altar.
On this altar were found the actual remains of the last offerings.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus
of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome:
MAAR 14. (p.62, no.253, pl. 41, 2)
See Giacobello,
F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito
domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni, (p.189, no.73)
When found, each of the two niches were provided with two lamps. The niche with the Genius also had its own terracotta altar.
Five other lamps were suspended from nails driven into the walls of the room.
Boyce said that on the back wall of this niche was the Genius, togate and with a laurel wreath.
With his right hand he poured a libation over the flaming altar.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus
of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome:
MAAR 14. (p.62, no.253, pl.41,2)
According to Boyce, on the rear wall of this niche, two Lares standing one on each side of a flaming altar.
Above their heads is a flying eagle.
Sacellum. On the west wall of the room are painted two huge yellow serpents, confronting a small altar. See Boyce, above.
VII.2.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Painted plaster on arch in recess in north end of east wall.
VII.2.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Painted plaster in arch in recess in east wall of peristyle garden.
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