V.3.6 Pompeii. House of Ceia L.F. Helpia, or Casa di Narcisso.

Excavated 1900-1902.

V.3.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Entrance doorway, looking east on Via di Nola.

V.3.6 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking east from entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.3.6 Pompeii. October 2023.

Looking east across shop, from entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.3.6 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking north to entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.3.6 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance on north side of Via di Nola.

V.3.6 Pompeii, plan of shop, with dwelling at rear.
See Notizie degli Scavi, 1902, p.565-6
a, shop room
b, well with terracotta puteal
c, a room with stairs to the upper floor, and corridor at rear to garden area
d, triclinium, the biggest and best room of the house
e, garden area

V.3.6 Pompeii, plan of shop, with dwelling at rear.

See Notizie degli Scavi, 1902, p.565-6

a, shop room

b, well with terracotta puteal

c, a room with stairs to the upper floor, and corridor at rear to garden area

d, triclinium, the biggest and best room of the house

e, garden area

V.3.6 Pompeii. October 2023. West side of shop. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.3.6 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking north across shop-room towards dwelling at rear. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.3.6 Pompeii. Looking north across shop-room.
Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

V.3.6 Pompeii. Looking north across shop-room.

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

V.3.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking north across shop room, to small room at rear.

V.3.6 Pompeii. October 2023.
Looking north along east wall of shop-room, towards rear. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.3.6 Pompeii. October 2023.

Looking north along east wall of shop-room, towards rear. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. South-east corner of shop room.

V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. South-west corner of shop room, with table and site of urn or kettle.
According to NdS, “Upon entering the shop room, on the left was a masonry podium with a cylindrical hole for a urn/kettle/boiler”.

V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. South-west corner of shop room, with table and site of urn or kettle.

According to NdS, “Upon entering the shop room, on the left was a masonry podium with a cylindrical hole for an urn/kettle/boiler”.

V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. South west corner of Shop room. Shop table.

V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. South-west corner of shop room. Shop table.

V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Shop room, West wall and arched Niche.

V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Shop room, west wall and arched niche.

V.3.6 March 2009. Small room at rear of Shop.

V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Small room at rear of shop.

V.3.6 March 2009. Rear room, floor.

V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Rear room, floor.

V.3.6 Pompeii. October 2023. Terracotta dolium as puteal over well. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Dolium used as puteal over cistern mouth near north wall of Shop room.

V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Dolium used as puteal over cistern mouth near north wall of shop room.

V.3.6 Pompeii. pre 1937-39. Dolium.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1291.

V.3.6 Pompeii. pre 1937-39. Dolium.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1291.

V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to Corridor leading to Triclinium and Garden at rear.

V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to corridor leading to triclinium and garden at rear.

V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Corridor leading to triclinium and garden at rear.
According to NdS, on the right and to the rear of the wall on the background of white plaster, coarse painted birds could be seen.
Higher up on the walls in the corridor, painted on white panels separated by red lines, were birds, griffins, panthers, etc.
See Notizie degli Scavi, (p.566)

V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Corridor leading to triclinium and garden at rear.

According to NdS, on the right and to the rear of the wall on the background of white plaster, coarse painted birds could be seen.

Higher up on the walls in the corridor, painted on white panels separated by red lines, were birds, griffins, panthers, etc.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1902, (p.566).

V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south from end of Corridor, into Shop room.

V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south from end of corridor, into shop room.

V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Corridor, painted wall plaster.

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