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V.1.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking east towards open tablinum, and south-east corner of bakery.
V.1.15 Pompeii. Post 2008.
Looking down to flooring in tablinum, with north wall at top of photo. Photo by Henrik Boman.
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.
Looking towards south wall of tablinum after restoration, with doorway into room “f” on west side of oven.
Photo by Hans Thorwid.
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.
V.1.15 Pompeii. 2012.
“The viridarium with the floor of ambulatorium, and the floor of the tablinum, from 2012.”
“The ambulatorium and the walls were restored in 2008.”
The area of the tablinum is in the lower left. Photo by Hans Thorwid.
Photo and words courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.
V.1.15 Pompeii. 2009. Looking east from the tablinum towards the viridarium. Photo by Hans Thorwid.
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.
V.1.15 Pompeii. 2012.
“The west wall of the viridarium in 2012, after the reconstruction in 2008.” Photo by Hans Thorwid.
Photo and words courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.
V.1.15 Pompeii. July 2008. West wall of west portico of garden area. Photo courtesy of Jared Benton.
V.1.15 Pompeii. 2012. North wall after restoration in 2008. Photo by Hans Thorwid.
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.
V.1.15 Pompeii. 2012.
North wall in 2012, with the viridarium cleared. On the right is a low bench. Photo by Henrik Boman.
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.
V.1.15 Pompeii. 2012.
Bench with remaining painted decoration, against north wall in 2012. Photo by Hans Thorwid.
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.
V.1.15 Pompeii. July 2008.
Looking towards north wall of small garden area, and site of small oven (on left). Photo courtesy of Jared Benton.
According to Boman and Nilsson -
“Northern oven
The northern oven was completely destroyed by a bomb hit in 1943.
Nothing more than some crushed lava stones, brick, tiles and dark brown clay mortar were found scattered in the area of the N oven.”
See The Swedish Pompeii Project, room h.
V.1.15 Pompeii. April 2009.
Site of small oven bombed in 1943. Prior to installing the oven, this would have been the west portico for the small garden.
V.1.15 Pompeii. July 2008.
Looking towards north-west corner of garden area. Photo courtesy of Jared Benton.
V.1.15 Pompeii. Pre 2008.
“North wall of viridarium with supporting scaffolding.
The wall underwent a thorough restoration in 2008.” Photo by Hans Thorwid.
Photo and words courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.
V.1.15 Pompeii. April 2009. Looking north-east towards site of west portico (front), and the area for the small garden (rear).
V.1.15 Pompeii. April 2009. Small garden in north-east corner, and remains of one of the columns for supporting the portico.
V.1.15 Pompeii. July 2008. Looking east towards garden area. Photo courtesy of Jared Benton.
V.1.15 Pompeii. July 2008. Remains of painted plaster. Photo courtesy of Jared Benton.
V.1.15 Pompeii. 2003.
“The red plaster on the pluteus facing the ambulatory in 2003. The plaster was in very bad condition.”
Photo by Henrik Boman.
Photo and words courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.
V.1.15 Pompeii. July 2008. South-west corner with remains of column. Photo courtesy of Jared Benton.
V.1.15 Pompeii. July 2008. South side of garden area. Photo courtesy of Jared Benton.
According to Jashemski, quoting Mau, at the base of the small wall was a gutter, which on the south was bordered on the garden side by a much lower gutter, and by a third one, difficult to understand, which widened towards the west.
See Mau, in Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza
Archeologica (DAIR), (1877) p.132-133.
See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.108)
V.1.15 Pompeii. July 2008. Cistern mouth in south-west corner of garden area. Photo courtesy of Jared Benton.
V.1.15 Pompeii. 2012.
“East wall in viridarium, with the viridarium cleared.” Photo by Henrik Boman.
Photo and words courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.
V.1.15 Pompeii. July 2008. East wall of garden area. Photo courtesy of Jared Benton.
V.1.15 Pompeii. July 2008. Recess in east wall of garden area. Photo courtesy of Jared Benton.
V.1.15 Pompeii. Pre 2008.
“East wall in viridarium and peristyle.” Photo by Hans Thorwid.
Photo and words courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.
V.1.15 Pompeii. July 2008.
East wall of garden area with downpipe embedded in wall. Photo courtesy of Jared Benton.
V.1.15 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking east towards rear of bakery, under restoration.
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