II.3.8 Pompeii. Potter’s Workshop and House.

Excavated 1951 to 1953.

 

II.3.8 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance.

According to Varone and Stefani, a graffito CIL IV 7571 was found on the west of the entrance doorway.

Graffito CIL IV 7570 was found on the east of the doorway.

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider, (p.208)

 

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) these read as:

 

Photus    [CIL IV 7571]

 

Paquium  II vir(um)

[…]  Nicanor  cupit    [CIL IV 7570]

 

According to Della Corte, he thought the unknown owner or potter of this pottery, must have been named Nicanor.

This was due to the electoral recommendation, CIL IV 7570, painted in red near to the entrance of the atrium.

Two other electoral recommendations, painted in black, were also found nearby, these were

Nor. Nica (rogat)

Nor [Nica] fac     [these were unedited]

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.387-8)

 

II.3.8 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking north towards atrium area, from entrance corridor.

 

II.3.8 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking north from entrance corridor.

 

II.3.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south from the garden of II.3.7 at the west wall of II.3.8.

 

II.3.8 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south from the garden of II.3.7 at the west wall of II.3.8.

 

II.3.8 Pompeii. December 2005. South exterior wall of II.3.8, looking west towards II.3.9 and CIL IV 7573, covered with plastic (see below)

According to Varone and Stefani, on this area of the wall, CIL IV 7987 and CIL IV 7572 were found.

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider, (p.207-8)

 

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) these read:

 

A(uli)  [Suetti]  Certi  [familia  gladiatoria  pugnabit (?)     [CIL IV 7987]

 

Paquium  Probum

Adve()  fac(it)  II vir(um)    [CIL IV 7572]

 

II.3.8 Pompeii. December 2005. Graffito CIL IV 7573, on wall between II.3.8 and II.3.9, see II.3.9.

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de), this read as -

Messius    [CIL IV 7573]