I.11.4 Pompeii. Small shop. Excavated 1913.

(Originally when excavated, this was numbered as Reg. II, Insula 1, no.4).

I.11.4 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance to small shop. According to NSc, a human skeleton was found high up in the ash level on 18th August 1913, in front of number 4. Many coins were found with the skeleton, including 18 silver, 5 large bronze and 43 medium bronze. See Not. Scavi, 1913, pp.309-10, and described as Reg. II, insula 1 davanti n.4.

I.11.4 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance to small shop.

According to Della Corte, on the pilaster to the right of entrance number 4, above the black zoccolo (plinth), were two programmata,

the first of which recommended L. P(opidium) S(ecundum) L. f(ilium).

11104 L popidium secundum in red 11104 L ceium secundum in red

L(ucium) P(opidium) S(ecundum) L(uci) f(ilium) aed(ilem) [CIL IV, 7414]

L(uciu) Ceium Secun[dum] / [ [CIL IV, 7415]

High up on the black zoccolo (plinth), to the left of a graffito design representing a rectangular labyrinth, the following inscription, also scratched, could be read -

11104 quartio

Quartio va(le) [CIL IV, 8437]

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1913, (p. 358)

See Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (www.manfredclauss.de).

According to Notizie degli Scavi, a human skeleton was found high up in the ash level on 18th August 1913, in front of number 4.

Many coins were found with the skeleton, including 18 silver, 5 large bronze and 43 medium bronze.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1913, pp.309-10, and described as Reg. II, insula 1 davanti n.4.

I.11.4 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance doorway and east wall.

I.11.4 Pompeii. December 2007. Floor of shop.

I.11.4 Pompeii. December 2007. Front of shop floor and remains of step?