IX.1.32 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking south from entrance towards atrium.
According to Fiorelli, this was a modest dwelling, consisting of an entrance corridor, to the left of which was the small shop at IX.1.31 linked with the kitchen;
to the right of the entrance corridor was the triclinium; an atrium with masonry impluvium a tablinum and three other rooms, one of which was used as a dormitory.
See Fiorelli, G.
(1875). Descrizione di Pompei,
(p.377)
See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.140-1)
IX.1.32 Pompeii. May 2005.
Site of steps to upper floor against east wall of atrium. The base of the steps can just be seen in the south-east corner, centre-right.
According to Warscher, “the large white block of tufa seen in the above photo was probably one side of the impluvium of the atrium of IX.1.32”.
IX.1.32 Pompeii. Pre-1943. East wall of atrium with base of steps to upper floor. Photo by Tatiana Warscher.
See Warscher, T. Codex Topographicus Pompeianus, IX.1. (1943), Swedish Institute, Rome. (no.167), p. 284.
IX.1.32 Pompeii. May 2005. Site of impluvium in atrium.
IX.1.32 Pompeii. Pre-1943. Looking across atrium towards doorway on west side. Photo by Tatiana Warscher.
See Warscher, T. Codex Topographicus Pompeianus, IX.1. (1943), Swedish Institute, Rome. (no.166), p. 284.
IX.1.32 Pompeii. May 2005. North-west corner of atrium.
A doorway to a cubiculum can be seen on left, then the doorway to triclinium, then entrance doorway looking north into Vicolo di Balbo.
IX.1.32 Pompeii. Pre-1943. Looking north to two entrance doorways.
On the left from the atrium of IX.1.32, on the right from IX.1.31, Photo by Tatiana Warscher.
According to Warscher, the large piece of tufa seen in the above photo was probably one side of the impluvium of the atrium of IX.1.32.