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VII.4.20 Pompeii. Shop and dwelling. Excavated 1821 and 1834.

 

VII.4.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance on Via degli Augustali.

VII.4.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance on Via degli Augustali.

 

VII.4.20 Pompeii. March 2009. North and east wall of shop room. Note that the north wall is modern, and has effectively reduced the size of the original large shop-room by about half. According to Fiorelli, at the rear of this shop-room was a triclinium, preceded by the stairs to the upper rooms, and skirted by a corridor that came into a small courtyard/garden, and where to the left were two small rooms and the main garden area. To the right and covered by a lean-to roof was the kitchen, latrine, cistern and perhaps also a store-room. Painted on the rear north wall of the courtyard, facing the corridor, was the lararium, but nothing remains of it today, other than the drawing by La Volpe and the incision of Museo Borbonico. See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.90).

VII.4.20 Pompeii. March 2009. North and east wall of shop room.

(Note that the north wall is modern and has effectively reduced the size of the original large shop-room by about half).

According to Fiorelli, at the rear of this shop-room was a triclinium, preceded by the stairs to the upper rooms, and skirted by a corridor that came into a small courtyard/garden, and where to the left were two small rooms and the main garden area. To the right and covered by a lean-to roof was the kitchen, latrine, cistern and perhaps also a store-room. Painted on the rear north wall of the courtyard, facing the corridor, was the lararium, but nothing remains of it today, other than the drawing by La Volpe and the incision of Museo Borbonico.

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.90).

 

VII.4.20 Pompeii. March 2009. West and North wall of shop room.

VII.4.20 Pompeii. March 2009. West and north wall of shop room.

 

VII.4.20 Pompeii. December 2005. North and East wall of shop room.

VII.4.20 Pompeii. December 2005. North and east wall of shop room.

 

VII.4.20 Pompeii. December 2005. Shop room. Looking north.

VII.4.20 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking north across shop room.

 

VII.4.20 Pompeii. September 2005. North and East wall. At the rear of the north wall of this shop room would have been the dwelling. The Lararium painting below, was found on the north wall of the kitchen of the dwelling.

VII.4.20 Pompeii. September 2005. North and East wall. 

At the rear of the north wall of this shop room would have been the dwelling.

The Lararium painting below, was found on the north wall of the kitchen of the dwelling.

 

VII.4.20 Pompeii. W.15. About 1835. North wall of kitchen of dwelling house. Sketch by N. La Volpe of Lararium painting. In the upper zone were Jupiter and Venus Pompeiana. In the middle zone was the sacrificial scene. In the lowest zone a single serpent approached an altar from the left. See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (271, p.65, Pl 18,2). See Real Museo Borbonico XI, Plate 38. Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv. According to Fröhlich In the uppermost zone of the picture stands Venus Pompeiana on the right with the mural crown [a crown representing city walls or towers] and in a violet chiton and blue cloak. She puts weight on her right leg, leans on the rudder with her left arm and holds a branch in front of her chest with her right hand. To her left is a small Eros in brown chlamys and holding a mirror on a round base. Jupiter is standing naked on his right leg on the left. He holds the scepter in his raised left hand and makes an offering with his right hand over a square altar at his side. The picture is framed by two columns entwined with foliage, standing on candelabrum feet and joined together at the top by a similarly entwined beam. In the lower zone, the bottom part of this picture, a snake moves between sparse plants to the right towards a round altar. See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern, L83, p. 285-6, abb. 5 and 6.

VII.4.20 Pompeii. W.15. About 1835. North wall of kitchen of dwelling house. Sketch by N. La Volpe of Lararium painting. 

In the upper zone were Jupiter and Venus Pompeiana. 

In the middle zone was the sacrificial scene. 

In the lowest zone a single serpent approached an altar from the left.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14.  (271, p.65, Pl 18,2).

See Real Museo Borbonico XI, Plate 38.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

According to Fröhlich

In the uppermost zone of the picture stands Venus Pompeiana on the right with the mural crown [a crown representing city walls or towers] and in a violet chiton and blue cloak.

She puts weight on her right leg, leans on the rudder with her left arm and holds a branch in front of her chest with her right hand.

To her left is a small Eros in brown chlamys and holding a mirror on a round base. Jupiter is standing naked on his right leg on the left.

He holds the scepter in his raised left hand and makes an offering with his right hand over a square altar at his side.

The picture is framed by two columns entwined with foliage, standing on candelabrum feet and joined together at the top by a similarly entwined beam.

In the lower zone, the bottom part of this picture, a snake moves between sparse plants to the right towards a round altar.

See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern, L83, p. 285-6, abb. 5 and 6.

 

VII.4.20 Pompeii. W.16. About 1835. North wall of kitchen of dwelling house. Sketch of Lararium painting middle zone with a sacrificial scene. Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv. According to Fröhlich, on the far right of the more minimized middle zone appears a rectangular shape, a house or a large hearth. To the left of this is the Genius sacrificing at the round altar, to whom a procession of five people is approaching from the left: a large Tibicen in a white toga, a small Camillus in a white tunic, a Popa with a beard in a yellowish tunic, who is carrying a pig on his left shoulder, and finally two men, shouldering thyrsus-like staffs, in short tunics. See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern, L83, p. 285-6, abb. 5 and 6. See Real Museo Borbonico XI, Plate 37.

VII.4.20 Pompeii. W.16. About 1835. North wall of kitchen of dwelling house.  Sketch of Lararium painting middle zone with a sacrificial scene.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

According to Fröhlich, on the far right of the more minimized middle zone appears a rectangular shape, a house or a large hearth.

To the left of this is the Genius sacrificing at the round altar, to whom a procession of five people is approaching from the left: a large Tibicen in a white toga, a small Camillus in a white tunic, a Popa with a beard in a yellowish tunic, who is carrying a pig on his left shoulder, and finally two men, shouldering thyrsus-like staffs, in short tunics.

See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern, L83, p. 285-6, abb. 5 and 6.

See Real Museo Borbonico XI, Plate 37.

 

VII.4.20 Pompeii. Drawing by Nicola La Volpe of lararium painting from north wall of kitchen. Nothing remains of the painting. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 573. Photo © ICCD. http://www.catalogo.beniculturali.it Utilizzabili alle condizioni della licenza Attribuzione - Non commerciale - Condividi allo stesso modo 2.5 Italia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 IT) In the upper zone were Jupiter and Venus Pompeiana. In the middle zone was the sacrificial scene. In the lowest zone a single serpent approaches an altar from the left. See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (271, p.65, Pl 18,2).

VII.4.20 Pompeii. Drawing by Nicola La Volpe of lararium painting from north wall of kitchen.

Nothing remains of the painting.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 573.

Photo © ICCD. https://www.catalogo.beniculturali.it/

Utilizzabili alle condizioni della licenza Attribuzione - Non commerciale - Condividi allo stesso modo 2.5 Italia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 IT)

In the upper zone were Jupiter and Venus Pompeiana. 

In the middle zone was the sacrificial scene. 

In the lowest zone a single serpent approaches an altar from the left.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14.  (271, p.65, Pl 18,2).

 

VII.4.20, Pompeii, but shown as VII.4.11 on photo. Pre-1937-39. Lararium from north wall of courtyard. Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1905. According to Fröhlich In the courtyard with the Lararium painting, the kitchen, the latrine and a cistern are located on the east side under one roof. See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern, L83, p. 285-6, abb. 5 and 6.

VII.4.20, Pompeii, but shown as VII.4.11 on photo. Pre-1937-39.

Lararium from north wall of courtyard.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1905.

According to Fröhlich

In the courtyard with the Lararium painting, the kitchen, the latrine and a cistern are located on the east side under one roof.

See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern, L83, p. 285-6, abb. 5 and 6.

 

 

 

 

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