VII.14.2 Pompeii. Shop. Excavated 1838, 1841. (Strada dell’Abbondanza 43)

VII.14.2 Pompeii, in centre. December 2018.

Looking north to entrance doorways on Via dell’Abbondanza, with VII.14.1, on left, and VII.14.3, on right. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.14.2 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking east towards entrance doorway.

VII.14.2 Pompeii. December 2007. East wall of shop.

VII.14.2 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking north across the shop to doorways to two rear rooms. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VII.14.2 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north across the shop to doorways to two rear rooms.

According to Eschebach, on the left was a room with steps to upper floor, and a latrine. On the right was a cubiculum.

See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.337)

VII.14.2 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north through doorway to rear room with site of steps to upper floor, and a latrine.

According to Boyce, a fragmentary painting on the wall of the kitchen appeared to have belonged to a lararium originally painted above it.

Three men (the heads were missing) are busied about a hog. Below lay the carcass of a slaughtered animal, opened as if for divination from the entrails.

He gave the reference – Helbig 83.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.71, no.325)

VII.14.2 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north through doorway to rear cubiculum.

VII.14.2 Pompeii. December 2007. West wall of shop.

VII.14.2 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance threshold or sill with groove for sliding doors.