I.2.20 Pompeii. Caupona. Linked to I.2.21. Excavated 1869. 

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I.2.20 Pompeii. March 2009. North-west corner of garden area.

According to Jashemski, the garden was excavated in 1873.

It had a roofed passageway on the east and the south.

In the north-west corner there was a masonry biclinium with a round table.

There was a niche lararium on the north garden wall.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.24)

 

I.2.20 Pompeii.  March 2009. 

Two sided triclinium in the north-west corner of the garden.

 

I.2.20 Pompeii. September 2010. North wall of garden. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.20 Pompeii. September 2010. Detail of blocked arch doorway and niche in north wall.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.20 Pompeii. March 2009. North wall of garden area, with niche.

Under the niche was a painting of a big crested serpent, creeping through plants to an altar, on which were various fruits and a pine-cone.

Above these, and at the sides of a terrestrial globe with a crescent moon and stars, were the figures of Bacchus and Fortuna. 

Nothing remains today.

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. p.36

 

I.2.20 Pompeii. Painting of Bacchus and Fortuna, found under the niche on the north wall of garden.

See Fiorelli, Descrizione di Pompei, 1875, (p. 46).

According to Boyce, in the centre was a globe, attached to it was a crescent moon and above it, a star.

On the left stood Fortuna, holding a cornucopia in her left and a rudder in her right hand.

On the right was Bacchus, resting his left arm on a pilaster and holding a thyrsus.

With his right hand, he tips wine from a kantharos into the mouth of the panther standing at his side.

Across the top are two garlands.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.22-23, no.13)

 

I.2.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Remains of niche on north wall.

 

I.2.20 Pompeii. Bust of Isis found in Caupona at I.2.20. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum.

According to Boyce, a terracotta bust of a woman with a modius upon her head and adorned with a necklace was found in the niche.

Also found in the niche, were:

A bronze equestrian statuette of a helmeted warrior, holding a spear in his right hand.

A bronze statuette of Diana, holding a bow in her left hand, she was drawing an arrow from the quiver on her shoulder with the right hand.

A terracotta statuette of a woman, fully clothed, seated and holding a child in swaddling clothes.

A terracotta object in the form of a kind of cradle, within which lies the half-bust of a child with a bulla about its neck.

A green-glazed clay head representing Medusa.

A marble Bacchic head from a herm.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.23).

 

I.2.20 Pompeii. September 2010.

Looking east from across garden area, and across atrium towards entrance doorway.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south-east across garden area towards kitchen.

 

I.2.20 Pompeii. March 2009.

Looking south-east to door to kitchen area, from atrium area.

 

I.2.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking east across small atrium area to entrance corridor.

 

I.2.20 Pompeii. September 2010. Entrance doorway, looking east.

Looking towards entrance doorway, and out onto Vicolo del Citarista.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking east along short entrance corridor to Vicolo.

 

I.2.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Small room on north side of entrance.

 

I.2.20 Pompeii. September 2010.

Looking north through doorway into small room on north side of entrance.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Small room on north side of entrance. Looking north.

 

 

 

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