VI.5.11 Pompeii. Independent steps to upper floor. Excavated c.1836, 1843.

VI.5.11 Pompeii. June 2023. Stairs to an independent dwelling on the upper floor.

Photo courtesy of Jessica Mingoia.

According to CTP, the north-west corner of the house at VI.5.14 was excavated in 1817, as well as the pseudoperistyle of VI.5.10 and atrium area of VI.5.9.

The street wall at the north-west corner of the house at VI.5.14 collapsed and was reconstructed, which may provide the reason why Tascone, Mau and Eschebach, all indicated a rear doorway to VI.5.14, immediately south of this stairway, which, rightfully should be assigned a number.

This doorway was delineated by Russo’s map of 1817, and later by Mazois, Fiorelli – Sorgente, and Zangemeister (1865).

Today the number VI.5.11 is not in situ but it has been assigned by the SANP to this staircase.

See Van der Poel, H. B., 1981. Corpus Topographicum Pompeianum, Part V. Austin: University of Texas, (p.196-7).

VI.5.11 Pompeii. September 2005. Stairs to an independent dwelling on the upper floor.