VI.8.11 Pompeii. Shop. Excavated 1824.

VI.8.11 Pompeii. Shop. December 2007. Entrance doorway on Via delle Terme, looking east along Via della Fortuna.

VI.8.11 Pompeii.  November 2009. Pilaster on east side of entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

VI.8.11 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking north to entrance doorway.

According to Pagano and Prisciandaro, found in January 1824 on the brick pilaster on the right, was –

Vatiam

aed(ilem) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis)   [CIL IV 269]

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi, (p.128)

See Fiorelli G., 1862. Pompeianarum antiquitatum historia, Vol. 2: 1819 – 1860. Naples, p. 91-92.

See Fiorelli G., 1864. Pompeianarum antiquitatum historia, Vol. 3. Naples, p. 47.

VI.8.11 Pompeii, front and side wall, on left of picture.

Looking north through Arch of Caligula along Via di Mercurio. About 1870. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

According to Pagano and Prisciandaro, graffiti were found on these walls in 1824.

Found on the wall to the left of the arch was –

Hypsaeum

quinq(uennalem) d(ignum) r(ei) p(ublicae)    [CIL IV 270]

C(aium) Iulium Polybium

d(uumvirum) i(ure) d(icundo) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis)    [CIL IV 271]

M(arcum) Lucretium [F]ro[ntonem]    [CIL IV 272]

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi, (p.128)

See Fiorelli G., 1862. Pompeianarum antiquitatum historia, Vol. 2: 1819 – 1860. Naples, p. 91.

See Fiorelli G., 1864. Pompeianarum antiquitatum historia, Vol. 3. Naples, p. 47.

VI.8.11 Pompeii. December 2007. North wall of shop, with doorway to rear room.

VI.8.11 Pompeii. December 2007. West wall of shop, with dolium.

VI.8.11 Pompeii. November 2009. West wall of shop-room. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

VI.8.11 Pompeii. November 2009. West wall of shop-room. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

VI.8.11 Pompeii. November 2009. Dolium near west wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

VI.8.11 Pompeii. November 2009. Indent in west wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

VI.8.11 Pompeii. November 2009. Detail of indent in west wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

VI.8.11 Pompeii. December 2007. East wall of shop.

VI.8.11 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to rear room in north wall of shop.

VI.8.11 Pompeii. December 2007. East wall of rear room, with site of two windows.

VI.8.11 Pompeii. December 2007. Remains of steps to upper floor in south-east corner of rear room.

According to Eschebach, on the right would have been the base of the stairs to the upper floor with three steps remaining

See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.184)

VI.8.11 Pompeii. December 2007. Remains of steps to upper floor in rear room.

VI.8.11 Pompeii. December 2007. North wall of rear room.

VI.8.11 Pompeii. December 2007. Remains of painted plaster in north-west corner of rear room.

VI.8.11 Pompeii. December 2007. West wall of rear room.

VI.8.11 Pompeii. December 2007. Remains of dolium in south-west corner of rear room.

VI.8.11 Pompeii. December 2007. Threshold or sill.