III.4.1 Pompeii. Taberna vasaria of Zosimus. Pottery.

Southern part of insula excavated 1916. Back entrance at III.4.a. 

The west wall was badly affected by the collapse of the wall and roof of III.3.6 in November 2010.

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III.3.6 Pompeii, Vicolo di Ifigenia and III.4.1, with metal buckled “PompeiViva” new gates.

November 2010.

 

III.3.6 Pompeii, Vicolo di Ifigenia and III.4.1 (with buckled metal gate). November 2010.

After collapse of wall and roof of III.3.6.

 

III.4.1 Pompeii. February 2011, looking west along Via dell’Abbondanza to III.4.1 and III.3.6.

Photo courtesy of Guy de la Bedoyere.

 

III.4.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance.

 

III.4.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance.

 

III.4.1 Pompeii. December 2004. Entrance.

According to Della Corte, found on the left pilaster in red letters, unfortunately mutilated and no longer conserved, were the words that told what was sold here -

Vasa faecaria ven(dit)    [CIL IV 7678]
See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p. 357).

 

III.4.1 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance.

 

III.4.1 Pompeii. March 2009.  West wall, with niche.

 

III.4.1 Pompeii. Graffiti on the west wall that mentions the market held at Pompeii, Nuceria, Atella, Nola, Cumae, Puteoli, Roma and Capua.

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) this read as

 

Dies / Sat(urni) / Sol(is) / Lun(ae) / Mar(tis) / Merc(urii) / Iov(is) / Ven(eris) //

Nundinae / Pompeis / Nuceria / Atilla / Nola / Cumis / Put<e=I>olis / Roma / Capua //

X[VIIII] / X[VIII] / X[VII] / XV[I] / XV / XIV / XIII / X[II] / XI / X / VIIII //

VIII / VII / VI / [V] / [I]V / [I]II / II / pr(idie) / K(alendae) / Non(ae) / VII / VI // Non(ae) / VIIII //

VIII / VII / VI / V / IV / III / pri(die) / Idus //

I / II / III / IV / V / VI / VII / VIII / VIIII / X / XI / XII / XIII / XIV /

XV / XVI / XVII / XVIII / XVIIII / XX / XXI / XXII / XXIII / XXIIII / XXV / XXVI / XXVII / XXVIII //

XXVIIII / XXX

 

[CIL IV 8863]

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p. 357).

 

III.4.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Rectangular niche. 

According to Boyce, it had an aedicula façade painted on the wall around it.

Two pilasters supported a white architrave and a blue pediment which was ornamented with a white disc in the centre and surrounded by white cornices. 

The side walls within the niche were yellow, the back wall was blue, and the edges white.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14.  (p.30, No.65, Pl.1, 6)

 

III.4.1 Pompeii. March 2009.  Yellow and blue walls inside the niche.

 

III.4.1 Pompeii. December 2005. West wall with niche.

 

III.4.1  Pompeii. December 2005.  Rectangular niche on west wall.

 

 

 

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