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Pompeii: House of the Faun, shrine



Pompeii: Shrine or aedicule  at the House of the Faun (photo: Athena Review)


This shrine or aedicule in the form of a miniature temple held a statuette of a Lares, or family ancestral spirit. This is one of several aedicules in the House of the Faun.



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