VII.16.9 Pompeii. Small bakery. Excavated 1859? Bombed in 1943.
VII.16.9 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking west
through entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VII.16.9 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking west through entrance doorway.
According to
Fiorelli –
“In questo
trovasi innanzi tutto un forno, separato da altre località cui prima stava
congiunto, e con due celle adiacenti, una delle quali servita certamente di
apotheca.”
(translation: An oven was found in this, separated from
other places with which it had been first joined, and with two adjacent rooms,
one of which would have certainly been used as a storeroom/cupboard.”)
Vicolo del Gigante between VII.16 and VII.7. 1905. Looking north from Via Marina. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
A very interesting photo showing on the left, what appears to be the front façade and doorways of VII.16.8 and 9.
On the right is the west wall of VII.7.10, before its destruction in the 1943 bombing.
According to Eschebach, this was a two-roomed bakery, with an oven at the rear.
On the right may have been stairs to the upper floor.
See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.347)
According to Garcia y Garcia, this bakery was totally destroyed in the 1943 bombardment.
The oven has now disappeared.
See Garcia y
Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di
Bretschneider. (p.131)
Looking south from remains of bakery, across VII.16.8, towards VII.16.7 and VII.16.6. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VII.16.9 Pompeii. August 1965. Looking north across area. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.