VII.15.5 Pompeii. Thermopolium and dwelling.
Linked to VII .15.4. Excavated
1872.
VII.15.4, on left, and VII.15.5, in centre. August 2021. Looking east along north side of Vicolo del Gallo.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
As these were recognised at the time of the excavation, this allowed for the reconstruction of the projection.
The exterior walls were covered with painted stucco decorated with large red panels bordered by “yellow carpet edging”, and above were yellow bands, whose colour, because of the heat of the eruption products, had become red.
VII.15.5 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking east towards the west exterior wall of the “hanging” balcony with holes for support beams.
VII.15.5 Pompeii. May 2018.
Looking east towards the west exterior wall of the “hanging” balcony. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VII.15.5 Pompeii. December 2018.
Looking
towards entrance doorway on north side of Vicolo del Gallo. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VII.15.5 Pompeii. August 2021. Looking north from entrance doorway.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.15.5 Pompeii. August 2021.
Looking north-west from entrance doorway towards two-sided counter, with doorway to kitchen, at rear.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Looking north-west from entrance doorway towards two-sided counter.
According to Gaedechens (1872), at the end of the counter on a pillar leading to the atrium, was found in very fresh colours a painting, which should count among the worst of Pompeii.
Under a painted temple arch is Mercury (height 0.52m) turned to the left, in short and white dress, from which two red stripes descend on the front; over this he wears a short reddish coat, spread at the back.
His winged hat is yellow-grey and tied under his chin by a red ribbon;
He wears brown boots adorned with some detached pieces; the greenish wings, however, protrude from the naked legs in a singular manner above the boots.
In the left arm rests the caduceus, in the right he holds a rimmed bag with three pendants; it is clearly of leather;
At his left is a colourful cockerel, on the right an omphalos wrapped in bandages and a black snake with white belly, crest and red beard:
In the upper field there are two peacocks facing each other.
See Bullettino
dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1872, p. 200f.
See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter. (p. 207).
See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli:
Massa Editore. (p. 119).
See Sogliano, A., 1879. Le pitture murali campane scoverte negli anni 1867-79. Napoli: Giannini. (p. 15, no. 40).
Looking
towards the interior of a shop in the Vicolo del Gallo at Pompeii.
Photo
© Victoria and Albert Museum. Inventory number 2033-1900.
Through the doorway, on the left, is the kitchen which can be seen in VII.15.4.
VII.15.5 Pompeii. August 2021. Looking west towards kitchen, linked with VII.15.4.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Looking north-west from entrance doorway towards two-sided counter with display shelving.
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
VII.15.5 Pompeii. August 2021. Looking south-west across counter in bar-room.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Looking south towards interior of entrance doorway, with two-sided
counter, on right.
Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum. Inventory number 2032-1900.
VII.15.5 Pompeii. August 2021.
Looking north towards display shelving at end of counter, with recess below.
In the wall above are holes for support beams for an upper floor.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.15.5 Pompeii. December 2018.
Looking north towards display shelving at end of counter,
with recess below. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VII.15.5 Pompeii. August 2021. Detail of shelving and recess below.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Looking north towards display shelving at end of counter, with recess below. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Detail from corner of caupona and south wall, on left. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
VII.15.5 Pompeii. December 2018.
Looking
north across small atrium or yard towards rear rooms. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
On the right is the corridor leading to the garden area.
VII.15.5/4
Pompeii. October 2019. Looking south from above rear, with VII.15.4 on right.
On
the left is the garden area, with doorway into corridor, and window into the
triclinium with the remaining stucco east wall.
Taken
from small courtyard area at top of corridor behind kitchen in VII.15.2.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Doorway to
triclinium with large window overlooking garden, looking north. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VII.15.5 Pompeii. August 2021. Looking north across triclinium towards window overlooking garden area.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.15.5 Pompeii. August 2021. North wall with window overlooking garden area.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.15.5 Pompeii. August 2021.
Looking north along small corridor leading to garden area.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Looking towards
north wall of small garden with niches and site of cylindrical altar and
lararium painting. Photo
courtesy of Aude Durand.
Boyce recorded a rectangular niche and his plate showed a plastered wall to the right of it which presumably covered the second niche.
In front he recorded a cylindrical altar of about 0.5m height covered in stucco painted in imitation red and white marble.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p. 72, no.330, plate 12,3).
VII.15.5 Pompeii. December 2018. North wall of small garden. Photo
courtesy of Aude Durand.
VII.15.5 Pompeii, 1978. Looking towards north wall of garden area. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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VII.15.5 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Looking towards niche on north wall of garden area.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 576.
VII.15.5 Pompeii, 1930s photo by Tatiana Warscher. Looking towards niche on north wall of garden area.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p. 72, no.330, plate 12,3).
VII.15.5 Pompeii, 1978.
Detail of lararium painting with yellow serpents on north wall of garden area.
Detail from photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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Each panel was painted with a yellow and black serpent coiling upwards with the head at the top.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p. 72, no.330, plate 12,3).
Red panel with remains of painted yellow and black serpent coiling upwards, with the head at the top.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p. 72, no.330, plate 12,3).
Red panel from west
side of niche. Photo
courtesy of Aude Durand.
VII.15.5,
Pompeii. December 2018. Detail of niches on north wall of garden area. Photo
courtesy of Aude Durand.
Boyce recorded a female figure reclining on a kline or couch, under an awning.
She was naked from the waist upwards and wearing a yellow robe from the waist down.
In front was a three-legged table on which were three jars.
According to Fiorelli this figure was Libera.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome: MAAR 14. (p. 72, no.330, plate
12,3).
See Fiorelli G., 1875. Descrizione di Pompei. Napoli. (p. 310).
VII.15.5 Pompeii. December 2018.
Arched
niche from north wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VII.15.5 Pompeii, according to Warsher, but this could also include VII.15.4. Pre-1937-39.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 533.