IX.9.g Pompeii. Domus P. Aemili Celeris. Workshop dwelling.

Excavated 1888.

 

IX.9.f Pompeii (on left) May 2005. Entrance doorways, and IX.9.g (on right).

 

IX.9.g Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance doorway.

According to Della Corte, the name of the owner was found painted and written many times at the side of the entrance, as well as in the vicolo.

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.166)

 

Found painted were –

Aemilius Celer hic habitat     [CIL IV 3794] 

P. Aemilius Celer     [CIL IV 3790] 

Aemilius Celer          [CIL IV 3792]

 

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

Ae[mili]us Celer hic habitat      [CIL IV 3794]

P(ublius) Aemilius Celer           [CIL IV 3790]

Aemilius Celer                             [CIL IV 3792]

Graffitoed were –

Celer           [CIL IV 5288, and 5289 a e b ]

P. Aemiliu(s)                      [g]

Celer amicu(s)                             [CIL IV 5291, h,i,k,j] 

Ce(ler), Celer, Ce(ler), Ce(ler)   [CIL IV 5994, a-d]

 

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

Celer            [CIL IV 5288]

Celer / Celer       [CIL IV 5289]
P(ublicus) Aemilius / M() / Il / iu amicu      [CIL IV 5291]

Chl                [CIL IV 5994]

IX.9.g Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance doorway, looking east.

 

IX.9.g Pompeii. March 2009.

Looking east across atrium, to doorway to kitchen (on left), and area of light-yard, (behind the atrium on the right).

 

IX.9.g Pompeii. March 2009. South wall of light-yard. 

 

IX.9.g Pompeii. March 2009.  

Doorway to kitchen, on east side of atrium.

 

IX.9.g Pompeii. March 2009. East wall of kitchen. 

According to Giacobello, on the south wall of kitchen (e) was a lararium painting (not conserved).

Perhaps this does not apply to this house, as it is headed IX.9.7, (IX.9.g?)

See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico.  Milano: LED Edizioni. (p.216)

According to Boyce, the hearth stood against the south wall of the atrium and on the west wall near it was the lararium painting.

Found in the cubiculum on the right of the entrance doorway was a small altar composed of a terracotta cylinder supporting a square plate of travertine.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.94, no.469)

 

IX.9.g Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to triclinium, on east side of light-yard.

 

IX.9.g Pompeii. March 2009. East wall of triclinium. 

 

IX.9.g Pompeii. March 2009. North wall of triclinium.  

 

IX.9.g Pompeii. March 2009. West wall of triclinium, with remains of painted plaster.

 

IX.9.g Pompeii. March 2009.

West wall of triclinium with a window onto the light-yard, as well as a doorway.

 

IX.9.g Pompeii. March 2009.  

Doorway into cubiculum on south side of entrance atrium, looking south.

 

IX.9.g Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north across atrium, to steps to upper floor.

 

IX.9.g Pompeii. March 2009. Area in north-west corner of atrium, site of latrine?

 

IX.9.g Pompeii. March 2009. North-west corner of atrium, on north side of entrance doorway.