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I.1.8 Pompeii. Hospitium of Hermes.

Linked to I.1.6 and I.1.9.  Excavated 1872. Bombed in 1943.

 

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. Entrance doorway, looking east from Via Stabiana. The entrance for I.1.7 is on the right side of the entrance). Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. Entrance doorway, looking east from Via Stabiana.

The entrance for I.1.7 is on the right side of the entrance). Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. Detail of sloping pavement onto Via Stabiana, looking east. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. Detail of sloping pavement onto Via Stabiana, looking east.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. Detail of sloping pavement onto Via Stabiana, looking west. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. Detail of sloping pavement onto Via Stabiana, looking west.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance. On the north (left) wall of the vestibule was formerly a Lararium painting - now destroyed. Beside a round altar stood the Genius, performing a sacrifice with the aid of tibicen and camillus, the latter of whom carried a shallow dish in one hand. The two Lares were on either side. Around the altar was a coiled serpent. In the lower zone there were two other serpents, one on each side of a masonry projection above which was painted a pine cone. Between these two serpents was the figure of a man pouring wine from an amphora into a Dolium. Above his head was written the name of Hermes (CIL IV 3355). Presumably the name of the proprietor of the Hospitium. Opposite the painting, leaning against the south (right) wall, was a hearth for cooking. Near to the hearth was the door that led to No.6. See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.21) See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.265) See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (p.249, L2) See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.33)

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance. 

On the north (left) wall of the vestibule was formerly a lararium painting - now destroyed. 

Beside a round altar stood the Genius, performing a sacrifice with the aid of tibicen and camillus, the latter of carrying a shallow dish in one hand.

The two Lares were on either side.  Around the altar was a coiled serpent.  

In the lower zone there were two other serpents, one on each side of a masonry projection above which was painted a pine cone. 

Between these two serpents was the figure of a man pouring wine from an amphora into a dolium. 

Above his head was written the name of Hermes [CIL IV 3355].  Presumably the name of the proprietor of the hospitium.

Opposite the painting, leaning against the south (right) wall, was a hearth for cooking.

Near to the hearth was the door that led to No.6.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.21)

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.265)

See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (p.249, L2)

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.33)

 

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking east across large entrance room. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking east across large entrance room.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. South wall of entrance room, with doorway leading to I.1.6. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. South wall of entrance room, with doorway leading to I.1.6.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. North wall of entrance room, with doorway leading to I.1.9. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. North wall of entrance room, with doorway leading to I.1.9.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. Feature detail hearth on south wall of main entrance room. Looking south. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. Feature detail hearth on south wall of main entrance room.

Looking south. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. Second doorway in south wall of entrance room, leading to small room behind I.1.6. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010.

Second doorway in south wall of entrance room, leading to small room behind I.1.6.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. North wall of small room, with doorway to large entrance room. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. North wall of small room, with doorway to large entrance room.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. Large rear yard. Looking west across entrance room towards Via Stabiana. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010.

Large rear yard. Looking west across entrance room towards Via Stabiana.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. Doorway to room on north side of yard, possibly a dormitory. The remains of the steps to upper floor are on the left of the photo. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. Doorway to room on north side of yard, possibly a dormitory.

The remains of the steps to upper floor are on the left of the photo.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. North-west corner of dormitory on north side of yard. Looking west. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. North-west corner of dormitory on north side of yard.

Looking west.  Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. North wall and north-west corner of yard. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker. Originally this would have been the site of another three rooms. These were bombed in 1943, destroying the internal walls and part of the north perimeter wall. See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.37)

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. North wall and north-west corner of yard. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

Originally this would have been the site of another three rooms.

These were bombed in 1943, destroying the internal walls and part of the north perimeter wall.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.37)

 

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking south across yard, behind the wall on the left would have been the stables area. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010.

Looking south across yard, behind the wall on the left would have been the stables area.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker. West wall of rear yard, with feature in south-west corner, possibly a masonry watering trough. Looking west. See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey, F. W., Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan. (p. 401-2).

I.1.8 Pompeii. September 2010. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

West wall of rear yard, with feature in south-west corner, possibly a masonry watering trough. Looking west.

See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey, F. W., Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan. (p. 401-2).

 

I.1.8 Pompeii. December 2006. Rear of hospitium, looking south across I.1.9 towards Stabian Gate.

I.1.8 Pompeii. December 2006.

Rear of hospitium, looking south across I.1.9 towards Stabian Gate.

 

 

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