VI.14.35 Pompeii. Rear room of caupona, with steps to upper floor.

Linked to VI.14.36. Excavated 1877.

VI.16 Pompeii, on left.            Vicolo di Mercurio looking east to Via delle Nozze d’ Argento.                VI.14.35, on right.

VI.14.35, on left, and VI.14.36, on right.

North-west corner of roadway, with Vicolo di Mercurio on left, and Vicolo dei Vettii, on right. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VI.14.35 Pompeii. December 2007. Rear entrance doorway on Vicolo di Mercurio. 

According to Della Corte, this caupona was kept by a certain Salvius, as proved by the electoral recommendation on the wall between the two entrances -

Salvius rog(at)   [CIL IV 3493 with note 1].

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.81-3)

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

Casellium aed(ilem) Salvius rog(at)      [CIL IV 3493]

Vicolo di Mercurio, Pompeii, lower part of photo. Photo from album dated 1928.

Looking south-east across VI.14, with bakery at VI.14.34, in centre, and rear room of VI.14.35/36, on right. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VI.14.35 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking south through entrance doorway.

VI.14.35 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking south towards two doorways in east wall of caupona.

VI.14.35 Pompeii. December 2007. Large terracotta pot on east side of doorway. 

VI.14.35 Pompeii. May 2017. Large terracotta pot on east side of doorway. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.14.35 Pompeii. May 2017. Embossed stamp in large terracotta pot on east side of doorway. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.14.35 Pompeii. May 2017.

Detail of embossed stamp on large terracotta pot on east side of doorway. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.14.35 Pompeii. May 2003.

Embossed stamp C. NAEVI VITALIS in large terracotta pot on east side of doorway. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

VI.14.35 Pompeii. May 2017. Second embossed stamp on other side of rim. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.14.35 Pompeii. May 2017. Detail of second embossed stamp on other side of rim. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.14.35 Pompeii. December 2007. Two doorways in east wall.

On the left is the doorway to the kitchen and latrine, a wooden staircase at the side of the kitchen led to the upper floor. 

On the right, the doorway to a room for clients.

VI.14.35 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking south into bar-room of VI.14.36, from entrance doorway.

VI.14.35 Pompeii. December 2007. Large terracotta pot near south wall.   

VI.14.35 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking south across bar-room of VI.14.36.