VII.1.11 Pompeii. Shop of Sabinus? Excavated 1853 and 1855.

(Strada d’Olconio 19).

VII.1.11 Pompeii, centre right. March 2019. Looking north to entrance doorway on Via dell’Abbondanza

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.1.11 Pompeii, in centre. December 2018. Looking north from Via dell’Abbondanza. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.1.11 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance doorway, looking east on Via dell’Abbondanza.

Graffiti, painted in red, were found in August 1853, between VII.1.11 and 12, reading -

Holconium

Priscum

II vir(um)  i(ure)  d(icundo)    [CIL IV 767a]

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum.  Inventory number 4723.

M(arcum)  Epidium  Sabinum  d(uumvirum)  i(ure)  dic(undo)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)  dig(nus)  est

defensorem  coloniae  ex  sententia  Suedi  Clementis  sancti  iudicis

consensu  ordinis  ob  merita  eius  et  probitatem  dignum  rei  publicae  faciat

Sabinus  dissignator  cum  Plausu  facit       [CIL IV 768]

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi.  (p.169)

VII.1.11 Pompeii. December 2007. East wall, with remains of downpipe in north-east corner.

VII.1.11 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking towards north wall from entrance doorway.

VII.1.11, Pompeii, December 2018. Looking towards north wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.1.11 Pompeii. December 2007. North wall with niche.

VII.1.11 Pompeii, December 2018. Niche/recess in north wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.1.11 Pompeii, December 2018. Detail of niche/recess in north wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.1.11 Pompeii. December 2007. Niche in north wall.

According to Boyce, the walls of the niche were coated with the same white stucco which covered the walls of the room.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.60)

VII.1.11 Pompeii. December 2007. West wall with site of stairs to upper floor.

VII.1.11 Pompeii. December 2007. Threshold or sill.