Pompeii Porta Nocera Tombs. South East side of Via delle Tombe.

Tombs 1ES to 19ES.

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Pompeii Via delle Tombe. Tombs on north-east and south-east sides of Via delle Tombe.

Looking east from crossroads with Via di Nocera. December 2004.

 

Pompeii Via delle Tombe. South-east side with 3ES centre, and 1ES on right. May 2006.

 

Pompeii Via delle Tombe. South-east side with 3ES and 1ES in the centre.

Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

 

Pompeii Via delle Tombe.

Looking north-west from 1ES towards crossroads with Via di Nocera. May 2010.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera. Tomb 1ES. May 2006. Four columelle were found but none had inscriptions.

A male head of marble was also found. SAP inventory 10942.

A marble fragment was also found. SAP inventory 10930. This had the inscription

ARGEN(tarius)

(ma)G(ister)  PAGAN(us).

De Caro excludes this as a possible name for the tomb.

See D’Ambrosio, A. and De Caro, S., 1983. Un Impegno per Pompei: Fotopiano e documentazione della Necropoli di Porta Nocera. Milano: Touring Club Italiano. (1ES).

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera. Tomb 1ES, north side. May 2006.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera. Tomb 1ES, north-east corner. May 2010.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera. Tomb 1ES, north side, with two niches. May 2010.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera.

Tomb 1ES, small niche near north-west corner, with remains of small columella. May 2010.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera. Tomb 1ES, looking west towards the north-west corner. May 2010.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera. Tomb 1ES, looking south along the west side. May 2010.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera. Tomb 1ES, south side. May 2010.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera. Tomb 1ES.  Looking west towards 1ES, from 3ES. May 2010.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera. Looking east towards 3ES on left, from near 1ES on right. May 2006.

A columella was found to the north east of 1ES. This had the inscription

HALO

FILIO  P(ater).

This could not necessarily be attributed to either 1ES or 3ES.

See D’Ambrosio, A. and De Caro, S., 1983. Un Impegno per Pompei: Fotopiano e documentazione della Necropoli di Porta Nocera. Milano: Touring Club Italiano.  (3ES).

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera. Tomb 3ES. May 2006.

Tomb of Veia Barchilla and Numerius Agrestinus Equitius Pulcher.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera. Tomb 3ES.

Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera. Tomb 3ES.  May 2006.

Marble plaque with latin inscription:

VEIA  N(umeri)  F(ilia)  BARCHILLA

SIBI  ET

N(umerio)  AGRESTINO  EQVITIO

PVLCHRO  VIRO  SVO.

 

 

 

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