VIII.6.9-10/1. House and Bakery
Province
Location
Location Description
An ancient city of Campania destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79, Pompeii was named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
Sublocation
Insula
Keywords
Garden Description
The atrium at the front of this house had been converted into a bakery. Towards the back a portico surrounded a small area (a). The portico columns were black at the base and red above, three on the north and three on the south and were connected by a low wall 0.47 m. high, but only the bases survived. The interior area was paved with opus signinum and in the middle there was a rectangle lined with white and gray marble, a yellow marble cross with a red bordered yellow square in the center. This has sustained much damage since it was exposed. At the outside of the paved area there was a gutter with a cistern opening located between the columns on the west side. This area may have contained potted plants. The portico could be entered directly from entrance no. 9 and various rooms opened off of it, the room on the east (b) had the best view into the portico.
Plans
Fig. 20, Plan of Region VIII, Insula VI
Images
Fig.21, 12.31.59 (Stanley Jashemski, Jashemski Archives, University of Maryland)
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TGN ID
Excavation Dates
Unspecified
Bibliography
- Boyce, Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii, Memoris of the American Academy in Rome, 1937, p.78, no.375 (worldcat)
- Jashemski, Gardens, vol. II, p.219 (worldcat)
- Mau, Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica, 1884, pp.182-183 (location given as VII.vii [9]) (worldcat)
Contributor
Wilhelmina Jashemski (https://lib.guides.umd.edu/c.php?g=326514&p=2193250)
Publication date
21 Apr 2021