IX.12.9 Pompeii. The House of the Painters at Work or Casa dei pittori al lavoro.

Partially excavated at times between 1982-2005. Further excavations 2023.

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Note: we were lucky to be granted permission to see this insula in December 2006 and 2009 entering through the street doorway below.

We entered again in 2010, using the stairs at the rear of the roadway to take us up onto the walkways.

The pictures taken at ground level are in the first 5 parts and those from above the excavations are visible from Part 6 onwards.

It should be noted that many of the earlier pictures show areas still covered in ash, which have now been cleaned in the later photos.

IX.12.9 Pompeii. December 2006. Street entrance to kitchen and latrine.

This would have been the secondary entrance of the house, to kitchen and latrine.

The main entrance to the house is on the western side of the insula and has been identified as IX.12.A.

IX.12.9 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 1, kitchen. Looking west to portico.

IX.12.9 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, kitchen.

IX.12.9 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 4, kitchen. Narrow area on north side.

IX.12.9 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 1, latrine in south-east corner of kitchen.

IX.12.9 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, latrine in kitchen.

IX.12.9 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 1, latrine.

IX.12.9 Pompeii. May 2010. East portico 5c, doorway to room 1, kitchen, and room 2. Looking east.

IX.12.9 Pompeii. May 2010.

Room 1, kitchen and latrine. Looking east from east portico 5c, towards street entrance.

IX.12.9 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking east from portico 5c, into room 1, kitchen, and small room 2, unexcavated on right.

IX.12.9 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 2, small unexcavated room in south-west corner of kitchen.

IX.12.9 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 2, looking south into unexcavated room with amphorae.

IX.12.9 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 2.

IX.12.9 Pompeii. May 2010. East portico 5c, with doorway to room 1, kitchen.

IX.12.9 Pompeii. May 2010. Detail of wall of east portico 5c, on the south side of room 1.

IX.12.9 Pompeii. December 2006. Garden area 5, looking north-west towards west and north portico, from outside room 1.

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