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Pompeii. Street altar near I.1.10, on
corner of unnamed vicolo between I.1 and I.5, looking north.
Photo taken from unnamed vicolo between
these insulae and the city walls.
Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

Pompeii. Street altar near I.1.10,
looking west. September 2010. Photo courtesy of Drew
Baker.
According to Sogliano, on the south-east corner of the
insula was a small masonry altar.
The altar was covered with red stucco, and the wall behind
was also painted.
On this wall were two very large serpents crawling between
plants, one on each side of the corner of the insula.
Today, there is no visible trace, other than the red
stucco at the base of the altar, above.
See Sogliano,
A., 1879. Le pitture murali campane scoverte negli anni 1867-79. Napoli:
(p.9)

Pompeii. Street altar near I.1.10,
looking west. September 2005.

Pompeii. Street altar near I.1.10,
looking east. September 2010.
Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

Pompeii. Street altar near I.1.10,
looking east. September 2005.