I.7.18 Shop-House
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
- atriums (Roman halls)AAT:300004097
- fences (site elements)AAT:300005044
- mural paintings (visual works)AAT:300033644
- piscinae (pools)AAT:300375619
Garden
Shop-House garden with pool and paintings.
Garden Description
Two paintings were found on the west wall of the atrium behind this shop, one was of a porticus villa on the sea and the second was a garden representation (o.16 x 0.43 m.). The garden was surrounded by a lattice fence which was drawn wider in the front than the rear and had a rectangular pool in front with ducks swimming.
Dates
Excavated 1926 and 1927. Restoration 2017.
Bibliography
- Jashemski, W.F. 1993. Gardens of Pompeii: Herculaneum and the villas destroyed by Vesuvius. Volume 2, Appendices, pp. 395. (worldcat)
- Maiuri, A. 1939. NSc, p. 380, and fig. 14 on p. 381.
- Schefold, K. and Dräyer, W. 1956. Pompeji, p. 35.