I.12.8 Pompeii. Casa e Officina del Garum degli Umbricii.

Excavated 1958 and 1960 to 1961.

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Via Castricio, Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking west between I.15 and 1.12, from the junction with Vicolo dei Fuggiaschi, with I.12.8 on right. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.15 Pompeii, on left. September 2004.                  Via di Castricio looking west.                              I.12.8, on right.

I.12.8 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking towards entrance doorway on south-east corner of insula, on north side of Via di Castricio. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2023. Insula identification plaque, originally known as II.2. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking towards entrance doorway on north side of Via di Castricio. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. 1972. Front façade on north side of Via di Castricio. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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I.12.8 Pompeii. 1972. Window with grating. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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I.12.8 Pompeii. 1964.

Looking west to entrance doorway and windows, on north side of Via di Castricio. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2022.

Looking north towards entrance doorway, with bench/seat on east side. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. December 2006. Entrance doorway.

I.12.8 Pompeii. 1972. Looking north through entrance doorway. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 1, entrance room, looking north towards room 5. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 1, entrance room, looking north.

I.12.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 4, on west side of entrance door.

I.12.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, north-west corner.

I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking north-east from room 1, entrance room, towards room 2. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. December 2018. Room 2, looking towards doorway on east side of entrance room. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.12.8 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 2, on east of entrance room.

I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 2, looking towards north wall with niche. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. December 2018. Room 2, looking towards north wall with niche. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.12.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 2, niche on north wall.

I.12.8 Pompeii. December 2018. Room 2, niche on north wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2022.

Room 2, detail of niche in north wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. December 2018. Room 2, detail of niche. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.12.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 2, detail of niche.

I.12.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 2, looking east to north-east corner.

I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2022.

Room 2, looking towards south-east corner and south wall with window. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2022.

Room 2, looking towards west wall and doorway into room 1, with doorway in north wall to room 5. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking north from room 1, through doorway in north wall into room 5.

I.12.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, north wall with doorway to room 5.

Pompeii. October 2022.

Room 5, south-west corner with doorway to room 3. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2022.

Doorway into room 3, looking south. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 3 in south-west corner of room 5.

I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2022.

Room 3, looking towards south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 3, looking towards south wall.

I.12.8Pompeii. October 2022.

Room 3, looking south along east wall towards south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, looking towards the north-west corner.

I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking north-west in room 5, with doorway to room 6, on right. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5. Looking north to doorway to south portico of peristyle, with doorway to room 6, on west (left).

I.12.8 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking north towards room 6.

I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking north-west in room 5, towards doorway to room 6. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 6 and north-west corner.

I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 6, south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, west wall.

I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking towards north wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, north-west corner and north wall.

I.12.8 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 5, looking north from outside room 6.

I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2022.

Room 5, looking towards east wall with doorway into room 7, at north end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. March 2009.

East wall of room 5, with small doorway into room 7. This doorway is not shown on the Eschebach 1969 plan.

I.12.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Room. 7, looking north from large doorway to south portico of peristyle garden.

According to Curtis, the two columns in the low wall would have supported a roof over the small walkway at the edge of the peristyle, at least on this one side.

See Curtis, R.I: The Garum shop at Pompeii, In Cronache Pompeiane, V, 1979, (p.9)

I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 7, looking east, with doorway into room 8, centre right. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 7, terracotta dolium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, looking east, with doorway to room 8, on right, with south portico, on left.

I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 7, looking south-east towards doorway to room 8, in centre. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8, looking south.

I.12.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8, looking north.

I.12.8 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 7, looking south. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.12.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, looking south.

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