VI.15.11 Pompeii. Shop with rear room.

Linked to VI.15.12. Excavated 1896.

In Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, January 1897, plan on p.14, this shop was not yet shown.

In Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, May 1897, p.198 it is seen as VI.15.11. See Note on Region VI, Insula 15 plan for information.

VI.15.11 Pompeii, in centre. December 2018.

Looking north-west to entrance doorway on west side of Vicolo dei Vettii. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VI.15.11 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking west to entrance doorway.

VI.15.11 Pompeii. May 2005. West wall of shop, with doorway into rear room. The rear room was linked to the atrium of VI.15.12.

According to Boyce, on the east wall in the room behind the shop, was a very crude lararium painting.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.55, no.217, and Pl.22, 2).

VI.15.11 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking east through doorway into shop-room. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VI.15.11 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking through doorway in east wall from rear room, into the shop, on left.

In this wall Boyce reported a very crude lararium painting, see below. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VI.15.11 Pompeii but shown on photo as VI.15.13. Pre-1937-39. East wall with lararium painting.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 955.

VI.15.11 Pompeii. 1930s photo by Tatiana Warscher.

According to Boyce, on the east wall in the room behind the shop, was a very crude lararium painting.

In the upper zone stood the Lares in the usual attire and position, between them was the Genius.

In the lower zone were two serpents confronted at an altar furnished with two eggs.

In the background were plants.

Below the serpents, there were roughly sketched drawings of a ham, a hog’s head, sausages, and other foods.

Above the panel and hanging down on each side, were painted garlands.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1897, 199.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.55, no.217, and Pl.22, 2)

See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (L72, he said it was destroyed and no longer visible)

VI.15.11 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking towards south-east corner of rear room. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VI.15.12, Pompeii. December 2018. The entrance corridor is seen on the left, looking east.

Looking towards south wall of atrium, with linking doorway into rear room of VI.15.11. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.