VII.9.22 Pompeii. Thermopolium. Excavated 1821.

Via degli Augustali Pompeii, south side. December 2018. Looking towards VII.9.22, in centre. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.9.22 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking south towards entrance doorway.

VII.9.22 Pompeii. May 2003.

Looking south towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

VII.9.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking towards entrance doorway, and east wall.

VII.9.22 Pompeii. December 2007. East wall, looking south.

VII.9.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking towards south wall.

VII.9.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking south across two-sided masonry counter.

VII.9.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north from rear of counter towards roadway, with hearth on the east side, on the right.

VII.9.22 Pompeii. May 2003.

Looking towards the south wall and south-west corner from the hearth at the rear of the counter. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

VII.9.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Podium in south-west corner.

VII.9.22 Pompeii. December 2007. West wall next to podium.

VII.9.22 Pompeii. December 2007. West wall, with niche, and podium in south-west corner.

VII.9.22 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking towards niche in west wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.9.22 Pompeii. December 2018. Detail of niche in west wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.9.22 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking towards niche in west wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

According to Boyce, in the west wall is a rectangular niche (h.0.45, w.0.48, d.0.25, h. above floor 1,65), called by Fiorelli “un larario”.

See Fiorelli, G., 1875. Descrizione di Pompei. Napoli, p. 266.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.68, no.302).

VII.9.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Threshold or sill.