VII.4.57 Pompeii. Casa dei Capitelli Figurati or House of the Figured Capitals.

Excavated 1831 and 1836.

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VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 16, niche in east wall.

 

VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 16, doorway in north wall, leading to corridor and doorway into east portico.

 

VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 16, upper east wall.

 

VII.4.57 Pompeii. December 2005. Niche or recess in upper wall.

 

VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 16, doorway to east portico.

 

VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 17.

 

VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 17, remains of small room.

 

VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Rooms 17 and 18, east wall.

 

VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Site of Room 18, looking north-east into room 17.

According to Jashemski, and Della Corte, at the time of the eruption the peristyle had been converted into an officina textrinum, or weaver’s workshop.

Inscribed graffiti indicate the location of 3 looms under the portico, and record the names of the three servants or male weavers who attended them.

According to Della Corte, their names were –

Texe(ntis)  Erati  locus    (CIL IV 1570, 1571)

Tiburtinus (sic) locus      (CIL IV 1569)

Crescentis locus              (CIL IV 1572)

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.181)

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.124)

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de), these read -

Tiburtinus locus  (CIL IV 1569)

Texe(ntis)  (CIL IV 1570

Erati locus  (CIL IV 1571)

Crescentis locus  (CIL IV 1572)

 

VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. South portico, looking west.

 

VII.4.57 Pompeii. December 2005. South portico looking west and peristyle.

 

VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009.

Peristyle, column in south-east corner, strengthened with pillars.

 

VII.4.57 Pompeii.  December 2005.  East Portico.  Looking north.

 

VII.4.57 Pompeii. December 2005. Peristyle, looking north.

 

VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle, west wall.

 

VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle, west wall.

 

VII.4.57 Pompeii. December 2005. Peristyle, west wall.

 

 

 

 

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