IX.9.d Pompeii. House. Excavated 1888.

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IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to rooms h and i.
Room with stairs to upper floor, and latrine underneath.
On the left of the doorway, on the wall of the atrium, a graffito was found. It read –
CTXXXV
PLXXXVII

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009.

Doorway to rooms h and i. Room with stairs to upper floor, and latrine underneath.

On the left of the doorway, on the wall of the atrium, a graffito was found.

It read –

CTXXXV

PLXXXVII

IX.9.d Pompeii. May 2005. Room h. Stairs to upper floor.

IX.9.d Pompeii. May 2005. Room h, stairs to upper floor.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Room h, stairs to upper floor, looking south.
The continuation for the wooden stairs can be just seen on the south wall.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Room h, stairs to upper floor, looking south.

The continuation for the wooden stairs can be just seen on the south wall.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Room i, one end of an L-shaped room with stairs at one end, and latrine underneath. Looking west into area of room of latrine.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Room i, one end of an L-shaped room with stairs at one end, and latrine underneath.

Looking west into area of room of latrine.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Room i, south wall of latrine.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Room i, looking east from latrine, towards stairs h.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Room h, site of wooden stairs on south wall.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north across west side of atrium b, from doorway of room h.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Looking east along south side of atrium b.
Looking across doorways to rooms g and m, to room l, triclinium.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Looking east along south side of atrium b. Looking across doorways to rooms g and m, to room l, triclinium.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north-east across atrium b, towards room f, tablinum.

IX.9.d Pompeii. May 2005. Looking west across atrium b, to doorways to room k, entrance a, and rooms c and d.

IX.9.d, Pompeii. May 2005. Looking west across atrium b, to doorways to room k, entrance a, and rooms c and d.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room k, kitchen, looking west. According to NdS, the kitchen was lit by a window.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room k, kitchen, looking west.

According to NdS, the kitchen was lit by a window.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Room k, west wall of kitchen. According to Schefold, a sacred landscape was found painted on this wall.
See Schefold, K., 1962. Vergessenes Pompeji. Bern: Francke. (p.153f. and Taf.I52,3. 153,1)

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Room k, west wall of kitchen.

According to Schefold, a sacred landscape was found painted on this wall.

See Schefold, K., 1962. Vergessenes Pompeji. Bern: Francke. (p.153f. and Taf.I52,3. 153,1)

IX.9.d Pompeii. Room k. West wall. Drawing of sacred landscape painting with a sacred portal and a tree entwined round a column with an urn at its top.

On the right is a group of travellers including a woman with a basket and a man carrying a balanced load.

On the left is a group of offerants around a statue.

DAIR 83.389. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter, p. 283.

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. X. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, p. 83 no. 27.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Room k, remaining plaster above bench on south wall of kitchen. According to Schefold, a sacred landscape was found painted on this wall.
See Schefold, K., 1962. Vergessenes Pompeji. Bern: Francke. (p. 153f. and Taf. 152,3. 153,1)

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Room k, remaining plaster above bench on south wall of kitchen.

According to Schefold, a sacred landscape was found painted on this wall.

See Schefold, K., 1962. Vergessenes Pompeji. Bern: Francke. (p. 153f. and Taf. 152,3. 153,1)

IX.9.d Pompeii. Room k. South wall. Drawing of sacred landscape painting of a large sacred portal leading into an enclosure with a palm tree.

DAIR 83.390. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter, p. 283.

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. X. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, p. 81, no. 25.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Room k, south wall of kitchen with hearth or bench.
According to NdS, a large masonry base was found in the kitchen, whose diameter was greater than 1.20m Evidently, this large hearth was also used for some other thing, perhaps they used iron tripods on the base, because on this base there was no trace of fire.
See Notizie degli Scavi, 1889, p.130-1.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Room k, south wall of kitchen with hearth or bench.

According to NdS, a large masonry base was found in the kitchen, whose diameter was greater than 1.20m

Evidently, this large hearth was also used for some other thing, perhaps they used iron tripods on the base, because on this base there was no trace of fire.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1889, p.130-1.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Room k, remains of painted plaster near south-west corner of hearth in kitchen.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north along east side of vicolo.Exterior plastered and painted street wall between IX.9.c and IX.9.d.

IX.9.d Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north along east side of vicolo.

Exterior plastered and painted street wall between IX.9.c and IX.9.d.

According to Della Corte, more dipinti were found here between the entrances of c and d, with the name of Aemilius Celer –

P. Ae(milius) [CIL IV 5309]

Aemili Celeris….. Aemilius [CIL IV 5325]

Aemilio Celeri, Aem(ilius) [CIL IV 5328]

Aemi(lius), Aemilio [CIL IV 5332]

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.166)

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de), they read –

P(ublius) Ae(milius?) [CIL IV 5309]

Aemili Celeris

Aemilius [CIL IV 5325]

Aemilio Celeri

Aem(ilio) [CIL IV 5328]

Q(uinto)

Aemilio [CIL IV 5332]

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