VI.15.27 Pompeii. Back entrance of VI.15.1 Casa dei Vettii or House of the Vettii.
Probably stables. Excavated 1894.
In Notizie degli Scavi, prior to January 1897, this entrance doorway may be described as being in Insula 12 of Reg. VI.
Afterwards it was changed to Insula 15 of Reg. VI.
VI.15.27 Pompeii.
October 2023.
Looking east towards entrance doorway on north side of Vicolo di
Mercurio. Photo courtesy of
Klaus Heese.
VI.15.27/1
Pompeii. October 2023.
Upper south-east corner
with painted stucco, and insula identification plaque on north side of Vicolo
di Mercurio. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.27
Pompeii. March 2019. Looking west towards entrance doorway on north side of
Vicolo di Mercurio.
Foto
Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
VI.15.27 Pompeii. October 2023.
Looking west on Vicolo di Mercurio from entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.27 Pompeii. March 2019. Steps and threshold of doorway onto
north side of Vicolo di Mercurio, from House of the Vettii.
Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VI.15.27 Pompeii. December 2004. Looking north from entrance doorway.
According to Eschebach, on the left was a latrine, on the right was a stable with drinking trough.
See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.218).
VI.15.27 Pompeii.
October 2023.
South-west corner with
steps to room o, leading to peristyle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.27 Pompeii.
October 2023.
Looking towards west
wall, with doorway to room o, in south-east corner of peristyle. Photo courtesy
of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.27 Pompeii.
October 2023.
Looking
towards west wall with steps from room o (PPM
numbering), on left. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
According to Sogliano’s plan – the steps must have been built on the site of the latrine, on left.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. South-east corner with entrance at VI.15.27 on left.
Corridor g – from south side of atrium.
Room (shop) h – which acted as posticum
to the house, with entrance at VI.15.27.
Latrine - i.
Stable – k.
Well - l (L).
See Sogliano, A. La Casa dei Vettii in Mon.
Ant. 1898, (p.233-4,
part of Fig.1)
According to Sogliano –
“The corridor (g) contains masonry steps, ascending to the upper floor, and below were found on 12th December 1894 – a bronze dish, many remains of the bronze ornaments of a horse harness, a small buckle and two bridles, one with a bit, the other without; the latter was engraved on both sides with the name of the manufacturer Pilonius Fel(i)x. It was published in Notizie degli Scavi, 1895, p.32 (cfr. CIL X, 8071, 51).
Passing through the corridor (g), you enter the shop (h), which served as the posticum to the house, and where on one side there is the entrance to the small stable (k) and on the other to the latrine (i).
Close to (g) and (h), there is a Well in (l (L)), inaccessible at least in the height of the ground floor and abolished by the ancients, because it was found almost full of rubble resulting from the renovation of the house.”
See
Sogliano, A. La Casa dei Vettii in Pompei in Mon.
Ant. 1898, (p.264-265).
(Il corridoio (g) contiene nel suo prolungamento una scaletta di fabbrica,
ascendente al piano superiore, e nel cui sottoscala si rinvennero in 12
decembre 1894 una patera di bronzo, molti avanzi degli ornamenti in bronzo di
un finimento per cavallo, una piccola fibula e due briglie, l’una col morso,
l’altra senza; quest’ultima nei due lati porta inciso il nome del fabbricante
Pilonius Fel(i)x. Fu edita nelle Notizie del 1895,
p.32 (cfr. CIL X, no. 8071, 51).
Passando pel corridoio (g), si entra nel bottega
(h), che serviva di posticum alla casa, e dove dall’un lato si trova l’adito al
piccolo stabulum (k) e dall’altro la latrina (i).
A ridosso di (g) ed (h) vaneggia in (l) un pozzo, inaccessibile almeno
nell’altezza del pian terreno ed abolito dagli antichi, perché rinvenuto quasi
ricolmo di calcinacci risultati dalla rinnovazione della casa.)
VI.15.27
Pompeii. October 2023. Looking towards north-west corner, with well. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.27 Pompeii.
October 2023. North-west corner with well. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.27 Pompeii.
October 2023. Well in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.27 Pompeii.
October 2023. Detail of well in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus
Heese.
VI.15.27
Pompeii. October 2023. Wall at east end of well. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.27 Pompeii.
October 2023. Looking north through corridor leading to atrium. Photo courtesy
of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.27 Pompeii.
October 2023.
Looking north through
doorway into corridor leading to atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.27 Pompeii. May 2017.
Looking south from atrium of VI.15.1, towards room with steps to upper floor and corridor leading to stable entrance at VI.15.27.
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.27 Pompeii. December 2006.
Looking south from atrium of VI.15.1, towards room with steps to upper floor and corridor leading to stable entrance at VI.15.27.
VI.15.27 Pompeii.
October 2023.
Looking north-east
from top of steps at east end of room o. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.27 Pompeii.
October 2023.
Looking north-east
from steps, towards corridor to atrium, on left, and doorway to stable, in
centre. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.27 Pompeii.
October 2023.
Looking east towards
doorway into stable. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.27 Pompeii.
October 2023.
Looking towards
north-east corner in stable. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.27
Pompeii. October 2023. East wall of stable. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.27 Pompeii.
October 2023.
East
wall with high window, and south-east corner of stable. Photo courtesy of Klaus
Heese.
VI.15.27 Pompeii.
October 2023.
South-east
corner and south wall of stable. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.27 Pompeii.
October 2023.
South
wall and south-west corner of stable. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.27 Pompeii.
October 2023. Looking north through entrance/exit doorway onto Vicolo di Mercurio. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Vicolo di Mercurio. May 2005. Looking east along south wall of VI.15.27 and VI.15.1 House of the Vettii.