III.3.3 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance doorway, partly excavated.
According to Garcia y Garcia, a bomb dropped during the bombardment of 19th September 1943 destroyed the façade of III.3.4.
This led to the disintegration of the pilasters and doorposts of three entrances, (III.3.3, III.3.4 and III.3.5).
Also ruined were the dividing walls and the perimeter wall onto Via dell’Abbondanza for 26 x 5 metres.
In III.3.5 the internal walls were also destroyed.
See Garcia y
Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a
Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.53)