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Vicolo dei Soprastanti, Pompeii. October 2018. Looking
south-east towards altar at VII.7.22 on south side of roadway.
Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.7.23 Pompeii. June 2012. Small alley or vicolo on south side of Vicolo dei Soprastanti, leading to VII.7.23, looking south.
Alleyway leading to VII.7.23, September 2005. Looking south from Vicolo dei Soprastanti.
Alleyway leading from VII.7.23, September 2005. Looking north to Vicolo dei Soprastanti.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, May 2005. Looking west to entrance to alleyway, on left side before stone altar.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, September 2021.
Looking west between VII.7 and VII.6. Photo courtesy of Klaus
Heese.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, Pompeii. October
2018.
Looking west along
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, with altar at VII.7.22, on left.
Foto
Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, December 2004. Looking west between VII.7 and VII.6, from VII.6.25, on right.
VII.7.26 Pompeii. June 2012. Looking south-west from Vicolo dei Soprastanti. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, May 2010. Looking west towards VII.7 and VII.6, from junction with Vicolo delle Terme, on right.
Vicolo delle Terme, west side, December 2006. Looking south to junction with Vicolo dei Soprastanti.
Vicolo
dei Soprastanti, September 2021.
Looking
east towards junction with Vicolo delle Terme. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Vicolo
delle Terme, on left, Pompeii. December
2018.
Looking north from
junction with Vicolo dei Soprastanti, with VII.5.14, on right. Photo
courtesy of Aude Durand.
During the Spring of 1986, excavations were carried out in the roadway.
Two wells were found on Vicolo dei Soprastanti, and one in the adjoining roadway of Vicolo delle Terme.
The two found on Vicolo dei Soprastanti could thus be added to the list of sources of water supply so far known to the area of the Forum.
At the crossroads between the Vicolo dei Soprastanti and the Vicolo delle Terme, the well was found immediately below the road surface.
The mouth of it was obstructed by a large block, which was covered by the road pavement.
Due to this, further exploration was difficult, however the well appeared to be circular in shape and having a diameter of about 60 cm, a depth of at least 12metres, and the walls covered with regular rows of stone blocks.
The second well, which was found on Vicolo dei Soprastanti, was located in the roadway at the rear of the Temple of Jupiter.
See Rivista di
Studi Pompeiani, I, 1987, article by Fabrizio Ruffo: “Saggi nel Vico dei Soprastanti”, (p.135-140)
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, north
side, Pompeii. December 2018.
Looking north-east along VII.5 insula between
VII.5.14 and VII.5.17, on right. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, Pompeii. December 2018.
Looking
east between VII,5, on left and VII.8, on right. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, south side, December 2018.
Looking east along
VII.8, north wall of Forum, and fountain at side of entrance to the Forum. Photo
courtesy of Aude Durand.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, south side, May 2010. Looking east along VII.8, wall and entrances of the Forum.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, south side, Pompeii. December 2018.
Looking south to Forum entrances, on Vicolo
dei Soprastanti. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, south side, May 2011.
Looking east along VII.8, wall and entrances of the Forum. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Vicolo dei
Soprastanti, Pompeii, August 1976. Looking
south-east towards Fountain and VII.7.26 one of two entrances to Forum,
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides
collection.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, south side, Pompeii. November 1958.
Looking
south through entrance to Forum at VII.7.26. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, September 2021.
Looking east between VII.5 and VII.8, towards
junction with Via del Foro. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, Pompeii. September 2018. Looking east between VII.5, on left, and VII.8, on
right.
Foto Anne Kleineberg, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, Pompeii. 2015/2016
Looking
east between VII.5, on left, and VII.8, on right. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe
Ciaramella.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, May 2010. Looking east between VII.5 and VII.8, towards junction with Via del Foro.
Vicolo dei
Soprastanti, Pompeii. June 2019.
Looking west along exterior north wall of Forum towards arch near VII.8.26 and fountain, on right. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, Pompeii. March 2019. Detail
from model in Naples Archaeological Museum.
Looking towards south side of Vicolo dei
Soprastanti.
On the left is the Arch in the north-east corner of
the Forum, next to the rear of the Temple of Jupiter, then the arched entrance
to Forum at VII.7.26, a fountain, VII.7.25 and 24, and small alley/roadway
leading to VII.7.23, on right.
Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR
Vicolo dei
Soprastanti, south side, June 2012.
Looking east along VII.8, wall and entrances of the Forum, VII.7.26 on right. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Vicolo dei
Soprastanti, Pompeii. June 2019.
Looking south from arch, (on left) towards north wall of
Forum. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, south side, June 2012. Looking east along VII.8 wall. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Vicolo dei
Soprastanti, Pompeii. March 2019.
Looking east towards
junction with Via del Foro, in the centre on the left, and Via degli Augustali,
in the centre straight ahead.
Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, Pompeii. June 2019.
Looking west from arch, (on left) along north wall of Forum. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, July 2011.
Looking west between VII.8 and VII.5. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, May 2010. Looking west between VII.8 and VII.5, from junction with the Forum and Via del Foro.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, c.1910 or 1916?. Watercolour by Luigi Bazzani.
Looking west along roadway between VII.8 and VII.5, from junction with the Forum, on left, and Via del Foro, on right.
On the right of the roadway, the properties of VII.6, in the distance, and south side of VII.5, can be seen prior to 1943 bombing.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inv. no. 139476.
Vicolo dei Soprastanti, Pompeii. 1895. Watercolour by Luigi Bazzani.
Looking towards the arch at the north-east corner
of the Forum
Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum. Inventory
number 1432-1901
(Note: this painting is described as view of the
Triumphal Arch of Nero, in the Forum, Pompeii, signed 'Luigi Bazzani, Roma'.)
Via degli Augustali between VII.9 and VII.4. September 2005.
Looking west towards junction with Via del Foro (on right) and Vicolo dei Soprastanti (ahead).
On the north side of the street appears to be a drain.