II.4.7 Pompeii. Thermopolium. Complesso di Giulia Felice (Julia Felix)

or Praedia di Giulia Felice.  

First excavated 1754 to 1757 then re-interred, 1912, 1933, fully re-excavated 1951. 

 

II.4.7 Pompeii. December 2004. Thermopolium entrance.

 

II.4.7 Pompeii. December 2006. East wall.

 

II.4.7 Pompeii. December 2005.  Looking west along Via dell’Abbondanza.

 

II.4.7 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking south across counter.

 

II.4.7 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking south along counter.

According to Parslow, when this wineshop was excavated in 1933, only partial remains of an L-shaped masonry counter were found.

This had been robbed of its marble surface.

See Rivista di Studi Pompeiani, Vol II, 1988: Parslow, C: Documents illustrating the excavations of the Praedia of Julia Felix (p.45)

 

II.4.7 Pompeii. December 2005.

Looking west along counter towards five stuccoed masonry steps for storage of drinking and eating vessels.

 

II.4.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking north into II.4.7 from II.4.6.

 

II.4.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking north towards Via dell’Abbondanza.

 

II.4.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Rear of food counter, looking north.

 

II.4.7 Pompeii. December 2005. Food counter and door in east wall to triclinium.

 

II.4.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Stone triclinium and circular table.

 

II.4.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Stone triclinium.

 

II.4.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Stone seats and tables in compartments.

 

II.4.7 Pompeii. December 2006.  Stone seats and tables in compartments.

 

II.4.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Stone triclinium.

 

II.4.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Round table in stone triclinium

 

II.4.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Oven for caupona and thermopolium.