VII.12.15 Pompeii. Thermopolium.
Linked to VII .12.16. Excavated
1845 and 1862. (Vico del Lupanare 22).
VII.12.15 Pompeii, on
right. August 2023.
Looking south along
Vicolo del Lupanare, with VII.1.42, on left. Photo courtesy of Maribel Velasco.
VII.12.15 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking south-west towards entrance doorway
on west side of Vicolo del Lupanare.
Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.12.15 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking
south-west to entrance on Vicolo del Lupanare. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VII.12.15 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking south to entrance doorway.
VII.12.15 Pompeii. May 2003. Looking south to entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
VII.12.15 Pompeii. December 2004. Entrance doorway and counter with hearth, and niche in west wall.
At the rear is a doorway to a room used for the hospitality of the guests.
See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.202).
VII.12.15 Pompeii. December 2018.
Looking south from
entrance doorway towards counter with hearth, and niche in west wall. Photo courtesy of Aude
Durand.
VII.12.15 Pompeii. December 2018. Niche in west
wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VII.12.15 Pompeii. September 2005. Niche.
According to Boyce, in the west wall of the bar-room was an arched niche with projecting floor. Below the niche was a stucco cornice.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.71, no.320)
VII.12.15 Pompeii. May 2003.
Looking towards west wall, with niche. At the end of the counter, the hearth can be seen. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
VII.12.15 Pompeii. May 2003.
Looking north from rear of counter and hearth, towards Via degli Augustali. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
VII.12.15 Pompeii. May 2003. South-west corner of triclinium/rear room.
The remaining painted walls would appear to show alternating red and yellow panels. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix