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I.3.15 Pompeii. Fullonica of Sestius Venustus.

Excavated 1853 and 1867.

 

I.3.15 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking south towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.15 Pompeii. September 2010.

Looking south towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 Written in black, on the right of the entrance, was the following painted graffito which gave the name of the “fullone”:

Sestius  Venustus  (rogat)    [CIL IV 1082]

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p. 266)

 

According to Pagano & Prisciandaro, the graffito was written

Segius  Venustus

Ofnoedn        [CIL IV 1082]

See Pagano, M. and  Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli.  Naples: Nicola Longobardi. (p. 169)

 

I.3.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance on Vicolo del Menandro. Written in black, on the right of the entrance, was the following painted graffito which gave the name of the “fullone”: Sestius Venustus (rogat) [CIL IV 1082] See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p. 266) According to Pagano & Prisciandaro, the graffito was written Segius Venustus Ofnoedn [CIL IV 1082] See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples : Nicola Longobardi. (p. 169)

I.3.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance on Vicolo del Menandro.

 

I.3.15 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance.

I.3.15 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance. 

 

I.3.15 Pompeii. September 2010. ID number plate, looking east along Vicolo del Menandro. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.15 Pompeii. September 2010. ID number plate, looking east along Vicolo del Menandro.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.3.15 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking south from entrance doorway towards corridor leading to two rear rooms. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker

I.3.15 Pompeii. September 2010.

Looking south from entrance doorway towards corridor leading to two rear rooms.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.3.15 Pompeii. December 2007. East wall with corridor to rear rooms.

I.3.15 Pompeii. December 2007. East wall with corridor to rear rooms.

 

I.3.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking south.

I.3.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking south.

 

I.3.15 Pompeii. Looking south. Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

I.3.15 Pompeii.  Looking south.

Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

 

I.3.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Niche for household gods. According to Boyce, in the west wall to the right of the entrance was an arched niche. Its walls covered with successive layers of stucco, variously painted red, blue and yellow. He said Fiorelli referred to it as la nicchia dei Lari. See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.24)

I.3.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Niche for household gods.

According to Boyce, in the west wall to the right of the entrance was an arched niche.

Its walls covered with successive layers of stucco, variously painted red, blue and yellow.

He said Fiorelli referred to it as la nicchia dei Lari.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.24)

 

I.3.15 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking south from entrance towards the south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.15 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking south from entrance towards the south-west corner.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.3.15 Pompeii. December 2007. South wall of fullonica. Detail.

I.3.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Detail from south wall of fullonica. 

 

I.3.15 Pompeii. September 2010. West wall with detail of step and niche on west wall. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.15 Pompeii. September 2010. West wall with detail of step and niche on west wall.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.3.15 Pompeii. December 2007. West wall with remains of hearth which would have heated a boiler for washing.

I.3.15 Pompeii. December 2007. 

West wall with remains of hearth which would have heated a boiler for washing.

 

I.3.15 Pompeii. September 2010. West wall with detail of feature on west wall. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.15 Pompeii. September 2010. West wall with detail of feature on west wall.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.3.15 Pompeii. September 2010. West wall with detail of steps. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.15 Pompeii. September 2010. West wall with detail of steps. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.3.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Stairs in north west corner near entrance.

I.3.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Stairs in north-west corner near entrance.

 

I.3.15 Pompeii. September 2010. Detail of drainage course opposite property in Vicolo del Menandro. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.15 Pompeii. September 2010.

Detail of drainage course opposite property in Vicolo del Menandro.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.