VIII.5.4 Pompeii. Shop. Excavated 1841. (Strada dell’Abbondanza 14).

VIII.5.4 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking south to entrance doorway on Via dell’Abbondanza. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.5.4 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance.

VIII.5.4 Pompeii. December 2007. East wall of shop.

VIII.5.4 Pompeii. December 2007. Waste pipe in south-east corner of shop.

VIII.5.4 Pompeii. December 2007. South wall with outline of stairs in plaster.

VIII.5.4 Pompeii. December 2007. Base of stairs to upper floor against south wall.

VIII.5.4 Pompeii. December 2007. South-west corner of shop.

According to Eschebach this is the area of an “open rear room with niche”.

According to Boyce, Fiorelli reported that this shop had a “nicchia dei Penati”, which Boyce said was in ruins (c.1937?).

See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.380)

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.77, no.367)

VIII.5.4 Pompeii. December 2007. West wall of shop.

VIII.5.4 Pompeii. December 2007. West wall with water tank which is shared with VIII.5.3.