I.10.6 Pompeii. Workshop. Excavated 1914, 1932.

I.10.6 Pompeii, in centre. December 2018. Looking south to doorways on Vicolo del Menandro. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.10.5, Pompeii, (on left), I.10.6 (in centre) and I.10.7 (on right). April 2017.

Looking south to entrance doorways on Vicolo del Menandro. Photo courtesy of Adrian Hielscher.

I.10.6 Pompeii. April 2017. Entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Adrian Hielscher.

I.10.6 Pompeii. September 2015. Entrance on Vicolo del Menandro.

I.10.6 Pompeii. Plan with stairs at I.10.5 from Notizie degli Scavi, 1934, p.277.

For details of “finds” from this house, (including I.10.5)

See Allison, P.M. (2006). The Insula of the Menander at Pompeii: Vol. III The finds, Clarendon Press, Oxford, ((p.154-157 & p.335-6)

See Online Companion with details and photographs of finds from I.10.6.

I.10.6 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance, with stairs at 1.10.5, on its left.

I.10.6 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking south across workshop from entrance.

I.10.6 Pompeii. April 2017.

West side of entrance doorway in north-west corner of workshop, with identification number-plate.

Photo courtesy of Adrian Hielscher.

I.10.6 Pompeii. September 2015. West wall of workshop.

I.10.6 Pompeii. December 2007. West wall of workshop, showing remains of a high cocciopesto zoccolo with rough plaster above.

I.10.6 Pompeii. July 2008. Latrine in south-west corner of workshop. Photo courtesy of Barry Hobson.

I.10.6 Pompeii. April 2017. Looking towards south wall of workshop. Photo courtesy of Adrian Hielscher.

I.10.6 Pompeii. September 2015. South wall of workshop.

I.10.6 Pompeii. December 2007. South wall of workshop.

I.10.6 Pompeii. December 2007. East wall of workshop.

I.10.6 Pompeii. September 2015. East wall of workshop.

I.10.6 Pompeii. April 2017.

East side of entrance doorway in north-east corner of workshop. Photo courtesy of Adrian Hielscher.

I.10.6 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway in east wall of workshop to small room, and doorway on floor above.

I.10.6 Pompeii. April 2017.

Looking east through doorway into small room. Photo courtesy of Adrian Hielscher.

I.10.6 Pompeii. December 2007.

Small room to east of workshop, with window in north wall looking onto Vicolo del Menandro.

I.10.6 Pompeii. September 2015.

Looking west through doorway of small room to east of workshop, with remaining birds wall painting.

I.10.6 Pompeii. December 2007. Small room to east of workshop, west wall and door to workshop.

I.10.6 Pompeii. December 2018. Wall painting of two birds on west wall of small room. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.10.6 Pompeii. April 2017. Wall painting of two birds on west wall of small room. Photo courtesy of Adrian Hielscher.

I.10.6 Pompeii. September 2015. Remains of wall painting of two birds on west wall of small room.

I.10.6 Pompeii. December 2007. Small room to east of workshop with wall painting of birds on west wall.

I.10.6 Pompeii. December 2018.

Detail of bird wall painting from west wall of small room to east of workshop. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.10.6 Pompeii. December 2007. Detail of bird wall painting from west wall of small room to east of workshop.

I.10.6 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking towards west wall of small room. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.10.6 Pompeii. April 2017.

Looking towards west wall of small room with a small semi-circular lararium niche, 0.33m x 0.43m, at a height of 1.45m from the earth.

Photo courtesy of Adrian Hielscher.

I.10.6 Pompeii. September 2015.

In the west wall of the small room to east of the workshop, at a height of 1.45m from the earth, is embedded a small semi-circular lararium niche, 0.33m x 0.43m.

I.10.6 Pompeii. December 2007. West wall with niche in small room to east of workshop. 

I.10.6 Pompeii. December 2018. Niche on west wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

According to Boyce, this arched niche (h.0.33, w.0.43, d.0.23, h. above floor 1.45) was painted red on the inside.

A thick ledge was indicated in the stucco below it, although the floor does not project.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1934, 276f.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.29, no.55).

I.10.6 Pompeii. April 2017. Niche on west wall. Photo courtesy of Adrian Hielscher.

I.10.6 Pompeii. December 2007. Niche in west wall in small room to east of workshop. 

I.10.6 Pompeii. April 2017.

Interior of niche at north end, with remaining red plaster. Photo courtesy of Adrian Hielscher.

I.10.6 Pompeii. December 2007. Recess or hearth in west wall of small room to east of workshop. 

I.10.6 Pompeii. September 2015.

North wall, with window and terracotta waste pipe from room on upper floor. 

I.10.6 Pompeii. July 2008.

Looking towards north-east corner, with downpipe from upper room. Photo courtesy of Barry Hobson.

I.10.6 Pompeii. December 2007. East wall, and north-east corner.