🆔 Identification

ID#462
SitePompeii, House of the Vestals
PeriodRoman Period
ContextRitual (Not funerary)
Archaeological ContextHouse of the Vestals (VI.1.7). Ritual pit in a domestic context (inside the tablinum)
InterpretationBread
Researcher IDJONES Rick, LOBELL Jared, ROBINSON Damian
PublishedYes

📍 Location

SitePompeii, House of the Vestals
GPS Coordinates Lat: 40.751826, Long: 14.481757
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
CityPompeii

🔍 Excavation

Excavation namePompeii, House of the Vestals
SupervisorNot specified
Start date1995
End date1999
Sampling methodFlotation
Mesh size5 mm

⏳ Dating

Dating typeNot specified
Dating methodNot specified
Dating (text)4th to first half of 2nd c. BC
Standardized dates (BP) 2350 – 2100

📏 Physical Characteristics

TypologyNot specified
ShapeNot specified
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🛡️ Conservation & Surface

Conservation stateFragmented
Preservation conditionCharred
PorosityNot specified
TextureNot specified
OrnamentationNot specified
Upper surfaceNot specified
Lower surfaceNot specified

📝 Additional Descriptions

Reference
CIARALDI M., RICHARDSON J. (2000) - Food, Ritual and Rubbish in the Making on Pompeii, in Fincham, G., Harrison, G., Rodgers Holland, R., and Revell, L. (eds), (2000) - TRAC 99: Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, Durham 1999. Oxford: Oxbow Books. p.74-82 DOI:10.16995/TRAC1999_74_82, ISSN: 2515-2289

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