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I.2.15 Pompeii. Small house. Excavated 1869 and 1873. Bombed in 1943.

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I.2.15 Pompeii. September 2010. ID number plate on east side of entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.2.15 Pompeii. September 2010.

ID number plate on east side of entrance doorway.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.15 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking south to entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.2.15 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking south to entrance doorway.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance. Looking south.

I.2.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance. Looking south.

 

I.2.15 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance.

I.2.15  Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance doorway.

 

I.2.15 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking towards south wall of the atrium (south-west side).

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.15 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance, looking south across Atrium.

I.2.15  Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance, looking south across atrium.

 

I.2.15 Pompeii. September 2010. East wall of the atrium. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.2.15 Pompeii. September 2010. East wall of the atrium. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.15 Pompeii. September 2010. West wall of the atrium. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.2.15 Pompeii. September 2010. West wall of the atrium. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.15 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking towards north wall of the atrium (north-west side) with entrance doorway in the centre. The corridor on the west side of the entrance can be seen on the left. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.2.15 Pompeii. September 2010.

Looking towards north wall of the atrium (north-west side) with entrance doorway in the centre.

The corridor on the west side of the entrance can be seen on the left.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Corridor on west side of entrance.

I.2.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Corridor on west side of entrance.

 

I.2.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Cistern mouth in atrium.

I.2.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Cistern mouth in atrium.

 

I.2.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Corridor on north-west side of atrium. This used to lead to the rear of the house above the cistern, but the area was badly hit by the bombing of 1943, and was destroyed.

I.2.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Corridor on north-west side of atrium.

This used to lead to the rear of the house above the cistern but the area was badly hit by the bombing of 1943, and was destroyed.

 

I.2.15 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking west along corridor on north-west side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.2.15 Pompeii. September 2010.

Looking west along corridor on north-west side of atrium.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.15 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking east along corridor towards atrium. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.2.15 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking east along corridor towards atrium.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.15 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking south-west from end of corridor on top of collapse. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker. According to Garcia y Garcia, all the west part of the dwelling was completely destroyed in 1943. The bomb demolished the upper floor, leaving the cistern below uncovered and visible. See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.37)

I.2.15 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking south-west from end of corridor on top of collapse.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

According to Garcia y Garcia, all the west part of the dwelling was completely destroyed in 1943.

The bomb demolished the floor area, leaving the cistern below uncovered and visible.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider.  (p.37)

 

I.2.15 Pompeii. December 2005. Vaulted rainwater cistern, under the west side of the house. According to Garcia y Garcia, the puteal in the atrium on the west side of the entrance doorway, was connected to this cistern. See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.37)

I.2.15 Pompeii. December 2005. Vaulted cistern partly visible from I.2.14.

The brick wall at the top of the slope above the cistern marking the end of the corridor from the atrium, together with the remains of the stairs, are the only remains of the area at the west end of the house, that was – steps to upper floor, cupboard, small stable, kitchen and latrine.

 

 

 

 

 

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