VIII.7.6 Pompeii. House. Linked to VIII.7.5.

Excavated 1764, 1873, 1906 and 2005 to 2010.

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The Pompeii Archaeological Research Project: Porta Stabia (PARP:PS) has been excavating VIII.7.1 to 15 since 2005.

For more detail see their annual research reports at http://www.fastionline.org/micro_view.php?itemkey=fst_cd&fst_cd=AIAC_356.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010. Entrance. Looking west  from Via Stabiana.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

VIII.6.6 Pompeii.  This inscription is often wrongly attributed to VIII.7.6.

The NdS 1882, stated that on leaving the large garden (of VIII.5.15) by the second south entrance (VIII.5.38), into the southern alley, this inscription was brought to light on the north wall of insula 6.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1882, p. 436.

According to Varone this inscription was written at the entrance of VIII.6.6.

Miximus in lecto fateor peccavimus

Hospes si dices quare nulla matella fuit       [CIL IV 4957]

 

He translated this as

We have wet the bed, I know. We have only sinned, o guest, if you tell us for what reason there was no urinal.     [CIL IV 4957]

See Varone, A., in Conticello, B., Ed, 1990. Rediscovering Pompeii. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p. 35 and note 62).

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010.  

Looking west  along entrance corridor towards atrium area.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2005.

Looking west from entrance across atrium towards tablinum and corridor to garden at rear.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

Looking east from atrium of VIII.7.6, doorway in south-east corner leading to room in VIII.7.5.

According to Fiorelli, in the atrium area was found a hearth and oven in proximity of the workshop, to service its feeding needs.

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

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010. Detail of oven in south-east corner of atrium area.

According to PARP:PS, in 2008, the oven was built into the small partition wall and continued into the neighbouring room.

There was evidence of a large burn deposit covering more or less the entire room.

This may be from a domestic disaster or fallout from the 62CE earthquake.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

See http://www.fastionline.org/docs/FOLDER-it-2009-146.pdf .

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking west towards rear of atrium area.

The doorway to a “rustic” room is in the south-west corner, and doorway to tablinum on west side (on right).

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010. Doorway to tablinum, looking west towards rear.

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VIII.7.5 Pompeii. September 2010.

South wall of tablinum, looking south into a “rustic” room, according to Fiorelli.

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VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010.  

Looking south towards doorway to “rustic” room in north-west corner of atrium.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking north from “rustic” room through doorway into atrium.

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VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010.

Remains of west wall of “rustic” room, looking west into rear room, possibly kitchen.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010.

Looking east from rear of “rustic” room, looking towards workshop at VIII.7.5 and Via Stabiana.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010. On the left, corridor leading north from kitchen area.

In the centre, north-west corner of “rustic” room, with aperture through to tablinum.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

 

 

 

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