V.4.9 Pompeii. House. Excavated 1887-90 and 1899.

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V.4.9 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance.

 

V.4.9 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance.

 

V.4.9 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking west along south side of atrium.

 

V.4.9 Pompeii. March 2009. Kitchen on east side of atrium. Looking east.

According to Boyce, on the south-east corner of the impluvium was a square column (see remains on right of photo).

This column closed off part of the east side of the impluvium to provide a small area as a kitchen.

In the west side of this column, facing the impluvium, was a niche with slightly arched ceiling and projecting floor.

Within the niche were found – an iron knife with bronze handle, an iron hammer, and a bronze rosette.

On the same side of the column, but higher, was another larger rectangular niche, probably for storage purposes.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.41, no.124, Pl.4,5)

Hardly anything remains of the column today, and neither niche.

 

In the north-east corner of the kitchen stood a small hearth and above it in the east wall was a high arched niche (see above photo, on the left).

Its walls were coated with white stucco.

On its floor stood a masonry block, apparently for use as an altar, behind it a step was built against the rear wall.

In the centre of the step was a mark left by an oval object which had stood there, probably a statuette.

Another altar, terracotta and cylindrical, was found within the niche.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.41, no.125, Pl.4,5)

 

V.4.9 Pompeii. March 2009. Niche on east wall of kitchen in atrium area.

 

V.4.9 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north-west across atrium.

 

V.4.9 Pompeii. March 2009. West side of atrium.

 

V.4.9 Pompeii. March 2009.

North-east side of atrium with site of small kitchen and doorway to triclinium.

 

V.4.9 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to triclinium.

 

V.4.9 Pompeii. March 2009. East wall of triclinium. 

 

V.4.9 Pompeii. March 2009. North wall of triclinium. 

 

V.4.9 Pompeii. March 2009. West wall of triclinium with window across atrium.

 

V.4.9 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north-west across atrium area.

 

V.4.9 Pompeii. March 2009.

Pillar on north-west corner of impluvium in atrium, with remains of cistern. Looking north-west.

 

V.4.9 Pompeii. March 2009.

Looking north-east towards room on north side of atrium, with remains of west wall of room behind pillar.

 

V.4.9 Pompeii. March 2009.   

Room on north side of atrium, looking to east wall with window to triclinium.

 

V.4.9 Pompeii. March 2009. North side of atrium.

 

 

 

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