I.12.5 Pompeii. Caupona all’Insegna di Africa o di Alessandria or Caupona of Lutatius.

Excavated 1914 and 1953 to 1955.

(Originally when excavated, this was numbered as Reg. II, Insula 2, no.5).

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I.12.5 Pompeii. July 2021. Doorway to room in south-west corner of atrium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.12.5 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking south through doorway in south-west corner of atrium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.12.5 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking towards east wall with window and south wall.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.12.5 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking towards west wall.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.12.5 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking towards west wall of atrium with doorway to a cubiculum, centre right.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.12.5 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking towards north wall of atrium, with doorway into cubiculum, on left.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.12.5 Pompeii. July 2021.

South wall in south-west corner of cubiculum, with doorway to atrium, on left.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.12.5 Pompeii. July 2021. Detail of south-west corner of cubiculum.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.12.5 Pompeii. July 2021. North wall of cubiculum, on west side of bar-room.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.12.5 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking towards north wall of cubiculum with window overlooking Via dell’Abbondanza.

Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.12.5 Pompeii. July 2021. Painted decoration on upper north wall on west side of window.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.12.5 Pompeii. December 2018.

Painted decoration on north wall of cubiculum, on west side of window. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.12.5 Pompeii. July 2021. Detail of painted decoration on upper north wall on west side of window.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.12.5 Pompeii. December 2018.

Detail of painted decoration on north wall of cubiculum, on west side of window. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

According to PPM –

this shows a still life hanging from a pillar adorned with two medallions, depicting a peacock and a basket covered with a striped cloth.

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici. Vol. II. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, p.741, no.10.

(Note: the description in PPM says the north wall of the cubiculum (5), whereas in fact they mean cubiculum (6), the room on the west side of the caupona/bar-room, according to their plan.)

I.12.5 Pompeii. December 2018.

Detail of painted peacock on north wall of cubiculum, on west side of window. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.12.5 Pompeii. July 2021. Lower north wall of cubiculum, with detail of painted decoration.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.12.5 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking towards north wall of cubiculum, middle zone. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.12.5 Pompeii. July 2021.

Detail of painted decoration on north wall of cubiculum on west side.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.12.5 Pompeii. December 2018.

Detail of painted decoration on north wall of cubiculum, west side. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.12.5 Pompeii. December 2018.

Detail from painted decoration on west side of north wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.12.5 Pompeii. December 2018.

Detail of painted mask on west side of north wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.12.5 Pompeii. July 2021. Painted mask on north wall of cubiculum.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.12.5 Pompeii. December 2018. Detail of painted mask on north wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.12.5 Pompeii. December 2018. Detail of painted decoration on east side of middle zone of north wall.

At the base of the painted candelabra are two painted herons. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.12.5 Pompeii. December 2018. Detail of painted mask from east side of middle zone of north wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.12.5 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking towards east wall of cubiculum with window into bar-room.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.12.5 Pompeii. July 2021. Detail of painted decoration from east wall of cubiculum.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.12.5 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking north from atrium towards doorway to cubiculum, on left, and through rear of caupona towards Via dell’Abbondanza, centre and right.

Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.13 Pompeii, on left. September 2004.        Vicolo dei Fuggiaschi, looking south.                Side wall of I.12.5, on right.

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