VIII.4.51 Pompeii. Shop and rear rooms. Linked to VIII.4.52.

Excavated 1816 and 1861. (Strada dei Teatri 18).

VIII.4.52 Pompeii, on left, and VIII.4.51, on right. December 2018. Looking towards entrance doorways. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking north to entrance doorway on east side of Via dei Teatri.

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. September 2015. Entrance doorway threshold.

VIII.4.51 Pompeii, on right. December 2018. Looking east. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north to two rooms, one would have been under the stairs to upper floor from VIII.4.52.

When excavated these rooms were very ruined.

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p. 131).

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking towards north wall of VIII.4.52, steps to upper floor.

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. December 2007. Two rooms on the north side of the shop.

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking towards doorway to room in north-east corner of shop-room.

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. September 2015. Rear room in north-east corner, looking north.

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. December 2007. North-east corner of rear room on north side. 

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. September 2015. Rear room in north-east corner, looking east.

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. December 2007. South-east corner of rear room on north side of shop. 

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. December 2007. Pipe with large diameter, in south-east corner of rear room on north side of shop.

According to Hobson, this feature may also be for rubbish disposal, as it does not appear to descend from above.

See Hobson, B., 2009. Latrinae et foricae: Toilets in the Roman World. London; Duckworth. (p.93 and fig.115)

According to Fiorelli, it was a water-pipe for waste descending from high.

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p. 131).

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. September 2005. 

Looking east from entrance, towards large rear room discovered with large terracotta pots, probably storing oil.

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. September 2015. East wall in south-east corner of shop-room.

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking east to rear room.

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. September 2015. East and south wall, looking towards south-east corner of shop-room.

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. December 2007. South wall with niche.

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking towards niche in south wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. December 2018.

Detail of niche in south wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. December 2007. Niche on south wall.

VIII.4.51 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking south towards niche in south-west corner of shop-room near doorway to Via dei Teatri.