VII.3.21 Pompeii. Shop.  Excavated 1843. (Strada Stabiana 12).

 

VII.3.21 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance to shop on Via Stabiana. Looking west.

At the rear of the shop is an entrance through to the atrium, and the triclinium with a vaulted ceiling is ahead.

 

This graffito below, found between VII.3.21 and VII.3.20, on the right pilaster, opposite the second entrance of the Central Baths, read according to Della Corte

Euhode,  perfusor,  cum  Secu(ndo)  (fac)    [CIL IV 840] 

 

The full graffito read:

[L(ucium)]  C(eium)  S(ecundum)  II vir(um)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)

Euhode  perfusor  cum  Secu[undo(?)]

o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)       [CIL IV 840]

 

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.155)

 

Found painted on the left pilaster, between VII.3.22 and VII.3.21, in July 1843, was:

 

Calventium  II v(irum)  i(ure)  d(icundo)

Cn(aeum)  Helvium  Sabinum  aed(ilem)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)      [CIL IV 843]

 

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli.  Naples : Nicola Longobardi.

(p. 159)

 

VII.3.21 Pompeii. May 2005. West side of atrium.

Triclinium, and corridor to small garden, kitchen and latrine (Blocked).

 

VII.3.21 Pompeii. May 2005. West wall of vaulted triclinium.

 

VII.3.21 Pompeii. May 2005. West wall of vaulted triclinium.

                                              

VII.3.21 Pompeii. May 2005. Vaulted triclinium.

South wall with window, which took its light from the yard or light-well in VII.3.22.

 

VII.3.21 Pompeii. May 2005. Vaulted ceiling in triclinium.

 

VII.3.21 Pompeii. May 2005. Stucco decoration of vaulted triclinium ceiling.

 

VII.3.21 Pompeii. May 2005. Wall painting in vaulted triclinium.

 

VII.3.21 Pompeii. May 2005. Wall painting in vaulted triclinium.

 

VII.3.21 Pompeii. May 2005. Wall decoration in vaulted triclinium.

 

VII.3.21 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking west towards garden area of VII.3.21.

This is at the rear of the triclinium of VII.3.13, in the foreground.

Apart from the garden area, there was also a small room or cupboard, kitchen and latrine.

According to Boyce, in the east wall of the kitchen between the hearth and the latrine, was a small rectangular niche.

Inside the niche, its walls were coated with red stucco.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p. 64, no. 268)

 

VII.3.21 Pompeii. March 2009. Garden area.