V.3.10 Pompeii.  House.  Excavated 1901.

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V.3.10 Pompeii. March 2009.

Entrance doorway on Vico di M. L. Frontone, looking north.

 

V.3.10 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance doorway.

 

V.3.10 Pompeii. March 2009. 

Looking west from entrance doorway along south side of atrium towards passageway to garden.

According to Eschebach, CIL IV 6714 was found on the south side of the atrium.

See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.139)

 

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de), it read –

Lana

LV lana XXIX pondo    [CIL IV 6714]

 

V.3.10 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking west across atrium.

 

V.3.10 Pompeii. March 2009. 

Doorway to kitchen and latrine, on south side of atrium.

 

V.3.10 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south in latrine and kitchen.

 

V.3.10 Pompeii. March 2009. Latrine, with downpipe in south wall.

 

V.3.10 Pompeii. March 2009. Hearth on south wall of kitchen. 

According to Boyce, a single serpent was painted on the wall beside the hearth.

No longer visible. He quoted Not.Scavi, 1902,203 as his reference.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.39, no.115)

 

V.3.10 Pompeii. May 2005. Hearth in kitchen.

 

V.3.10 Pompeii. March 2009. South-west corner of kitchen.

 

V.3.10 Pompeii. March 2009. West end of kitchen.

 

V.3.10 Pompeii. March 2009. North-west corner of kitchen. 

 

V.3.10 Pompeii. March 2009. North-west corner of kitchen. 

 

V.3.10 Pompeii. March 2009. North wall and north-east corner of kitchen.

 

V.3.10 Pompeii. March 2009.

Looking north along east side of atrium from entrance doorway.

 

V.3.10 Pompeii. March 2009.

North wall of atrium, with remains of base for staircase to upper floor.

 

V.3.10 Pompeii. March 2009. South wall of atrium with doorway to cubiculum.

 

 

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