VIII.6.5 Pompeii. House. Excavated 1883.

Notizie degli Scavi, (January) 1882, p.281, reads –

“Dell’isola situata a mezzo giorno della 5, e che per la regione esposta di sopra sara da ora innanzi 6.........”

(“Of the insula situated to the south of 5, which will now be called 6……,”)

VIII.2 Pompeii, on left.                                        Via della Regina looking west.                               VIII.6.5, on right.

VIII.6.5 Pompeii, on left. October 2023.                  Via della Regina looking east.                               VIII.2, on right.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.6.5 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking north-east towards entrance doorway, on right. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.6.5 Pompeii. October 2023. Windows on west side of entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.6.5 Pompeii. October 2023. Entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.6.5 Pompeii. May 2024. Entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.6.5 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance. According to PPM, this doorway is numbered as VIII.6.4.

See Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici, Vol. VIII, Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, (p.687).

On the right (east) of the entrance corridor is a narrow room, now blocked off, which was probably a narrow room with the stairs to the upper floor.

On the left (west) of the entrance corridor is a doorway to a small room.

The narrow vestibule/entrance corridor leads to the atrium.

VIII.6.5 Pompeii. October 2023.

Looking north through entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.6.5 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance.

VIII.6.5 Pompeii. December 2004. Looking north along entrance corridor, with doorway to small room, on left.

VIII.6.5 Pompeii. May 2024. 

Looking from entrance doorway into small room on right of entrance. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.6.5 Pompeii. May 2024. 

Looking north along entrance corridor from doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.6.5 Pompeii. October 2023.

Doorway to small room on west side of entrance corridor. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.6.5 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking north along entrance corridor towards atrium.

VIII.6.5 Pompeii. October 2023.

Looking north from entrance doorway towards atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.6.5 Pompeii. Unnumbered on plan, should be to the right (east) of area numbered (5).

See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1883, p.170.

Notizie degli Scavi, September/October/November 1884, p.396.

Notizie degli Scavi, September/October/November 1884, p.397.