I.2.13 Pompeii. Thermopolium. Linked to I.2.12.

Excavated 1869. Bombed in 1943.

 

I.2.13 Pompeii. July 2011. Looking towards entrance doorway from Via Stabiana.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

I.2.13 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking east towards entrance doorway from Via Stabiana.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.13 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance doorway, looking east.

On the right of the entrance doorway would have been the site of the south wall of the bar.

This wall was destroyed in the 1943 bombing together with a niche or recess in the south wall.

According to Boyce, on the wall was a lararium painting but only the lower parts of two figures (one a Lar) remained.

Two serpents confronted at an altar with offerings.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.22, no.7)

According to Sogliano, the sacred picture was destroyed (by 1879).

See Sogliano, A., 1879. Le pitture murali campane scoverte negli anni 1867-79. Napoli: (p.19, no.65)

 

I.2.13 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance on Via Stabiana.

 

I.2.13 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking east across bar, from entrance.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.13 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking west towards entrance and Via Stabiana.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.13 Pompeii. September 2010. North wall of the bar at rear of counter.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.13 Pompeii. December 2007. North wall and reconstructed serving counter.

Due to the 1943 bombing, the serving counter was destroyed as well as the south wall with a niche.

According to Garcia y Garcia, a total of four rooms were destroyed in this and I.2.12.

Now the serving counter has been restored there are no dolia in it, whereas originally it was shown with three.

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

 

I.2.13 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking east towards remains of cistern belonging to I.2.15.

 

I.2.13 Pompeii. December 2007. North wall and area behind serving counter. 

At the far end is the entrance to I.2.14 which was an independent staircase to a dwelling above I.2.13.

 

I.2.13 Pompeii. September 2010. North-east corner of bar-room, at front.

Looking east towards site of small storeroom or cupboard, bombed in 1943, centre of photo.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.13 Pompeii. September 2010. On the left is the site of the small room.

On the right is the doorway of I.2.14, which would have had a staircase leading up to an independent property above.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.13 Pompeii. September 2010.

Looking west from rear, towards entrance on Via Stabiana.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.13 Pompeii. September 2005. Taken from rear.

Looking west towards site of ruined small rear room or cupboard, and bar-room onto Via Stabiana and the Little Theatre.

On the left, behind the brick pilaster separating two doorways, would have been the site of the south wall of I.2.13.

I.2.14 is visible on the extreme right of the picture.

 

I.2.13 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking east from rear of property into cellar opening of I.2.15.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.13 Pompeii. September 2005.

The area at the front, right, of the picture corresponds to the rear room of both I.2.12 and I.2.13.

 

I.2.15/ I.2.14/ I.2.13/ I.2.12/ I.2.11/ I.2.10/ I.2.9 Pompeii. September 2004. Taken from Little Theatre

 

I.2.13 Pompeii. September 2010. Street ID number plate on corner pilaster.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.