VII.7.21 Pompeii. Casa dell’Altare di Giove.

Linked to VII.7.20. Excavated 1817, 1846, 1858 and 1868.

VII.7.21 Pompeii. June 2012. Entrance doorway in Vicolo del Soprastanti.

VII.7.21 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance doorway, looking south.

VII.7.21 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking south across atrium towards doorway to small enclosed tablinum.

According to Garcia y Garcia, the bombardment caused the destruction of the walls of two rooms, with the loss of painted plaster.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.116).

VII.7.21 Pompeii, side wall in small alley or vicolo, on right. June 2012. Looking south along small alley or vicolo, leading to VII.7.23.

VII.7.21 Pompeii. October 2017. Detail from model in Naples Archaeological Museum.

According to the detail above, the entrance “alley or small vicolo” (on right, leading to VII.7.23) would have been decorated with Zebra Stripes.

These would have been painted on the east side wall of VII.7.21.

Information and Foto from Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.7.21 Pompeii. October 2017. Detail from model in Naples Archaeological Museum.

Looking west in small alley/vicolo towards side wall of VII.7.21, leading to doorway of VII.7.23, centre left.

The Zebra Stripe decoration can be seen along the wall.

Information and Foto from Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.7.23/21 Pompeii. July 2008.

Looking towards outer west wall of small alley, with downpipe. Photo courtesy of Barry Hobson.

Small alley or vicolo on south side of Vicolo dei Soprastanti, leading to VII.7.23, looking south along side wall of VII.7.21, on right.

Small alley or vicolo, looking north along side wall of VII.7.21, on left, from VII.7.23 towards Vicolo dei Soprastanti.