VI.8.16 Pompeii. Shop with dwelling.

Excavated 1826. (Strada di Mercurio 42).

VI.8.16 Pompeii, on right. December 2018.

Looking west to entrance doorways, with VI.8.15, on left. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VI.8.16 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking west to entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VI.8.16 Pompeii. July 2011. Looking west to entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VI.8.16 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance doorway, looking west.

Found in September 1825, on the pilaster on the left, between 15 and 16, painted in red, was –

L(ucium) Veranium Hypsaeum

IIvir(um) i(ure) d(icundo) tertio quinq(uennalem)

Casellium Marcellum

aed(ilem) optimos colleges    [CIL IV 187]

Found in April 1826, on the pilaster on the left, also painted in red, were –

L(ucium) Albucium [3]

Casellium aedilem    [CIL IV 188]

M(arcum) Samellium    [CIL IV 189]

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi, (p.134), PAH II, 140; III, 64.  PAH II, 156; III, 69 (“to the left of the 5th habitation”).

VI.8.16 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance doorway.

VI.8.16 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance doorway and north wall.

Found in May 1826, on the pilaster on the right of the entrance, between 16 and 17, were –

M(arcum) C(errinium) V(atiam) aed(ilem) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis)     [CIL IV 190]

Veranium quinq(uennalem)

o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis)    [CIL IV 191]

M(arcum) S(amellium) M(odestum) (a)e(dilem?)    [CIL IV 192]

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

(p.135) PAH II, 158; III, 69 (“to the right of the 5th habitation”)

VI.8.16 Pompeii. December 2007. West wall of shop-room, and doorway to rear room.

VI.8.16 Pompeii. December 2007. North-west corner of rear room.

VI.8.16 Pompeii. December 2007. South-west corner of rear room.

VI.8.16 Pompeii. December 2007. South-east corner of rear room.

VI.8.16 Pompeii. December 2007. Threshold or sill of shop.