aedicula

Also known as aedicule, edicule

thumb|Classical shrine from Marsala|Lilybaeum, with sign of [[Baal Hammon, signs of Tanit and caduceus]] In ancient Roman religion, an ' (: ') is a small shrine, and in classical architecture refers to a niche covered by a pediment or entablature supported by a pair of columns and typically framing a statue. The early Christian ones sometimes contained funeral urns. are also represented in art as a form of ornamentation.