VIII.5.2 Pompeii. Casa del Gallo I (double atrium house).

Linked to VIII.5.5. Excavated 1840, 1881 and 1943.

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The pictures for VIII.5.5 are included on these pages with the pictures for VIII.5.2 and a combined plan shows the room locations.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorways to stairs to upper floor and room 21, in room 20, corridor.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Stairs to upper floor.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 21, kitchen.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 21, north wall of kitchen with bench or hearth.

According to Boyce, in the north wall of the kitchen (?) was an arched niche.

Size (height 0.40, width 0.63, depth 0.15, height above the floor 1.35).

This does not appear to be visible anymore.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.366)

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 21, kitchen, north-west corner.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 22, ala on east side of atrium.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 22, ala, with two marble steps for the cupboard.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 22, east wall of ala.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. East wall of atrium, blocked doorway to room 26.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 23.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 23, leading through to atrium of VIII.5.5

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 24, leading through to atrium of VIII.5.5

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 24, north wall, with small podium in north-west corner.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 24, north wall, with small podium in north-west corner.

VIII.5.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 25, atrium, looking east towards doorways of rooms 36, 35 and 34.

VIII.5.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 25, impluvium in atrium.

VIII.5.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 25, atrium, looking south-west to doorways to rooms 31, 27, 26 and 23.

VIII.5.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 26, north wall of oecus.

VIII.5.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 26, west wall of oecus.

VIII.5.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 26, south wall of oecus.

VIII.5.5/2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 25, base for the arca, near the west wall of the atrium, between rooms 26 and 23.

VIII.5.5/2 Pompeii. Base for the arca/money chest, near the west wall of the atrium, between (our) rooms 26 and 23.

According to Pernice –

Chest base. Found in the atrium on the right between the second room and the ala.

Base made of travertine. The notches are not very carefully worked.

On the left narrow side, bent at right angles at the front and back: at the front right a cutout for a post, at right angles at the back, but damaged.

The lead casting and fastening pin are not preserved, only the inlays are visible. No traces of iron.

See Pernice, E., 1932. Hellenistische Tische, Zisternenmündungen, Beckenuntersätze, Altäre u. Truhen. Berlin, p. 73, Taf. 43.3.

DAIR 32.1109. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

Thanks to Espen B. Andersson for assisting us in our interest in money-chests.

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