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I.8.1 Pompeii. Taberna pomaria. Bottega del Fruitivendolo Felix Pomarius.

Excavated 1912, 1915, 1926, 1936.

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I.8.1 Pompeii. March 2010. Entrance on Via dell’Abbondanza, looking west.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

I.8.1 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance.

According to Della Corte, on the left of the entrance was an electoral recommendation –

Felix pomar(ius) rog(at) [CIL IV 7261]

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.323)

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

[3]um aed(ilem) [CIL IV 07261a]

Gavium [ [CIL IV 07261b]

Duos fra[tres] [CIL IV 07261c]

Felix pomar(ius) rog(at) [CIL IV 07261d]

I.8.1 Pompeii. May 2006. Entrance.

I.8.1 Pompeii. May 2010. Counter, looking south.

The shop counter shows a yellow shield or clypeus and bacchic motifs on a red background.

I.8.1 Pompeii. May 2010. Counter end, looking west.

I.8.1 Pompeii. May 2010. Counter front, looking west along sill or threshold.

I.8.1 Pompeii. May 2010. Painted decoration on counter front.

I.8.1 Pompeii. May 2010. Painted decoration on east end of counter front.

I.8.1 Pompeii. May 2010. Painted decoration on counter front. Goblet on east end.

I.8.1 Pompeii. May 2010. Painted decoration in centre of counter front.

I.8.1 Pompeii. May 2010. Painted decoration on lower part of centre of counter front.

I.8.1 Pompeii. May 2010. Painted decoration on counter front at west end.

I.8.1 Pompeii. May 2010. Counter front, looking east along sill or threshold.

I.8.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Counter front taken through plastic screen, looking east.

I.8.1 Pompeii. December 2007. West wall.

I.8.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Niche in west wall.

According to Boyce, this niche was painted yellow on the inside and surrounded by a border of yellow stucco which formed a rectangular around the niche.

Below it was a half-tile embedded in the wall to hold the offerings.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.26 no.44)

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