V.2.1 Pompeii. Casa della Regina Margherita or House of Queen Margherita.

Rear side entrance at V.2.a. Excavated 1883. Bombed in 1943.

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V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2021. Region and insula identification plaque. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2021. 

Looking towards entrance doorway in south-west corner of insula on Via di Nola, with the junction of Vicolo di Cecilio Giocondo, on left.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.1 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking towards entrance doorway in south-west corner of insula on Via di Nola, with the junction of Vicolo di Cecilio Giocondo, on left.

Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

V.2.1 Pompeii. June 2019.

Looking north-east along Via di Nola towards entrance doorway, in centre, from junction with Vicolo di Cecilio Giocondo, on left.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

V.2.1 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking towards south-west corner of insula, with the junction of Vicolo di Cecilio Giocondo, on left, and Via di Nola, on right.

Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

V.2.1 Pompeii. December 2018.

Detail of niche/recess high on south-west corner of insula on front façade on Via di Nola. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2021. Entrance through a shop-room on north side of Via di Nola. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance through a shop-room on Via di Nola.

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2004. Entrance to shop-room (numbered “a” on BdI plan).

See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1885, p. 157.

V.2.1 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking north across shop-room towards an entrance corridor (numbered “h” on BdI plan).

V.2.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking north-east towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2015. East side of entrance doorway to shop-room.

V.2.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking east along entrance threshold on Via di Nola.

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2015. East end of entrance doorway threshold.

V.2.1 Pompeii. June 2012.

Looking north along east side of shop-room area, towards atrium. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking north across shop-room.

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2015. Detail of floor in entrance area of shop-room.

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2015. Detail of drain or cellar access in entrance room floor.

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2021. Looking north along west (left) side of entrance area. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.1 Pompeii. June 2012. Looking north along west side of entrance area. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

According to BdI -

“This house had two shops towards its south side; the one (no.2, numbered “f” on BdI plan) with a rear room “g”.

The other shop at no.1, with two side rooms (numbered “b” and “c”, in this last a fragment of amphora with the word CALVENT….. was found).

A secondary exit was excavated in room “d” (numbered as V.2.a), near to which was a latrine “e”.

Under “a” was a cellar accessible by a small opening almost in the middle of the room.”

See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1885, (p.158).

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking north into room “b” on west side of entrance area.

V.2.1 Pompeii. May 2005. Rooms “b” and doorway to room “c” on west side of entrance area.

V.2.1 Pompeii. Rooms on west side of entrance area.

Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

V.2.1 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Looking towards north wall of room “b” on west side of entrance area.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1581.

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2015. North wall of room “b” on west side of entrance area.

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2021.

Looking towards niche on north wall in room “b”. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.1 Pompeii. December 2018. Niche on north wall in room “b” on west side of entrance area. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

V.2.1 Pompeii. December 2018. Detail of niche on north wall in room “b”. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2015. Niche in room “b” on west side of entrance area.

V.2.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Niche in room “b” on west side of entrance area.

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2015. North-west corner of room “b” on west side.

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2015. Doorway to room “c” on west side of entrance area.

According to BdI, a fragment of amphora was found in this room, with the word below.

V.2.1 Pompeii. Epigraph on a fragment of amphora found in room “c”.

See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1885, (p.158).

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2015. North-west corner of room “c”.

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2015. West wall of room “c”.

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2015. South wall of room “c” with recess in south-west corner.

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2015. Recess in south wall of room “c”.

V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2015. East wall of room “c”, looking through doorway to entrance area.

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