I.8.12 Pompeii. Workshop and stable yard. Excavated 1941.
I.8.12
Pompeii. December 2018. Looking north from Via Castricio towards entrance
doorway. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
I.8.12 Pompeii. 1961. Entrance doorway, and roadway looking south towards Via di Castricio. 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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Looking south-west towards entrance doorway with “break” in pavement for passage of carts. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.8.12 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance doorway, with “break” in pavement permitting entry of carts.
According to Wallace-Hadrill, this entrance led to a stable-yard, with a rear room and stairs to upper level.
See Wallace-Hadrill, A. (1994): Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum. UK, Princeton Univ. Press, (p.192)
I.8.12 Pompeii. Pompeii. 1972.
Entrance doorway, with “break” in pavement permitting entry of carts. 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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I.8.12 Pompeii. 1961.
Entrance doorway and skeleton of horse of donkey, on display. 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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I.8.12 Pompeii. September 2005.
Skeleton of horse, or donkey, with remains of skeleton laying in south-west corner of stable, on right.
I.8.12 Pompeii. July 2011. Remains of skeleton laying in south-west corner of stable. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
I.8.12 Pompeii. August
2023. Description card. Photo courtesy of Maribel Velasco.
I.8.12 Pompeii. August
2023. Detail of skull of skeleton of horse, or donkey. Photo courtesy of
Maribel Velasco.
I.8.12 Pompeii. 2022. Skeleton of the horse in the
laboratory. Photograph © Parco
Archeologico di Pompei.
The Archaeological Park of Pompeii has undertaken its restoration together with a plan for a new display which will allow it to be properly valorised.
The working methodology began with a laser scan of the
horse, in order to create a 3D model and subsequently allow the various pieces
to be disassembled, prior to restoration, cleaning and consolidation in the
laboratory.
At a later stage, there will be an evaluation regarding which missing parts it
would be best to reprint by means of a 3D scan. The entire find will be
reassembled in a more scientifically correct position, with a new structure and
materials, suitable for the microclimate and therefore able to ensure the
necessary conditions for the protection of the horse.
A tactile 3D model for the benefit of the visually impaired will also be prepared that can be touched, along with a differentiation between those parts which have been preserved and those which will be reconstructed, in order to assist in understanding the history of this horse, from its discovery to its restoration, together with an explanation in Braille.
“This is a multidisciplinary intervention, which sees restorers and archaeologists working together, supported in every phase of the operation by an archaeozoologist, in order to conduct a true scientific study of the horse, not addressed in the days of Maiuri, which will be able to yield further and important information on the kinds of animals which were used at Pompeii and on their characteristics.” - emphasises Director of the Park Gabriel Zuchtriegel - “The project of valorising the find within its new display will also make it available to all visitors, with a view to maximum accessibility and inclusivity, and raise awareness of the restoration work conducted at the Park”.
See http://pompeiisites.org/en/comunicati/the-restoration-of-maiuris-horse/
Vedi http://pompeiisites.org/comunicati/il-restauro-del-cavallo-di-maiuri/
I.8.12 Pompeii.
1941-2. Photograph © Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
The skeleton of a horse standing 1.34 metres at the withers, which was used for the transport of goods by towing, was discovered by Amedeo Maiuri in 1938 during the excavation of an area to the south of Via dell’Abbondanza. In what was later identified as a stable, a square masonry structure, which was probably a manger, was uncovered first and then a little further on the skull, neck and part of the spine of the horse emerged from the lapilli, before, further down, the rest of the body as well as other organic remains (straw) followed.
Maiuri left the finds in situ - according to the ‘open-air musealisation’ policy, which had already been tested in earlier decades by Superintendent Vittorio Spinazzola - repositioning the horse back onto its feet upon a metal armature, covered by a canopy. Over the course of the decades however, this horse was all but abandoned, and suffered progressive decay. The metal armature itself caused damage to the skeleton too, due to oxidisation which caused the colour of the bones to deteriorate.
For this reason, on 31 December 2021, the Archaeological Park of Pompeii has undertaken its restoration together with a plan for a new display which will allow it to be properly valorised.
See http://pompeiisites.org/en/comunicati/the-restoration-of-maiuris-horse/
Vedi http://pompeiisites.org/comunicati/il-restauro-del-cavallo-di-maiuri/
I.8.12 Pompeii. July 2011.
Skeleton of horse or donkey, with display of agricultural implements on the rear wall. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
I.8.12 Pompeii. July 2011.
Detail of skull of skeleton of horse, or donkey. On the rear wall are the agricultural implements. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
I.8.12 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking towards north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.8.12 Pompeii. October 2022. Detail from north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.8.12 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking west from entrance.
I.8.12 Pompeii. October 2022. Niche in north wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.8.12 Pompeii. October 2022.
Looking towards upper north wall with holes for support beams for an upper floor. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.8.12 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking towards north wall at east end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Looking towards north-east corner with possible latrine ? Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.8.12 Pompeii, on left. September 2005. Roadway looking north. I.9 on right.