VI.15.5 Pompeii. Casa di M. Pupius
Rufus.
Linked to VI.15.24 and VI.15.25 (Now Blocked).
Excavated 1895.
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VI.15.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 16, cubiculum. Looking east.
According to NdS, the walls of this room were decorated with panels with a white background.
VI.15.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 16, north-east corner of cubiculum.
VI.15.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 15, north end of corridor.
VI.15.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 17, looking north-east across kitchen area.
VI.15.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 17, bench in kitchen.
VI.15.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 17, south-east corner in kitchen.
VI.15.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 17, north-east corner of kitchen area.
VI.15.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 18, services area. Looking north.
VI.15.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 18, south end.
VI.15.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 19, area leading to blocked doorway at VI.15.24.
VI.15.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 19, west wall, blocked door at VI.15.24.
VI.15.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north.
Room 20, services area, with window in west wall looking onto Vicolo del Labirinto.
VI.15.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 20, east wall. Looking north.
VI.15.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 20, window in west wall.
VI.15.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 20, looking south-west, towards rooms 19 and 21.
VI.15.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 21, remains of latrine, on north side of blocked door.
VI.15.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 21, latrine, looking north.
According to Hobson, the latrine in a room to the north of blocked entrance 24, had slots in the walls for a latrine seat.
In Hobson’s book there is a photo with west and east wall, showing two slots for latrine seat.
In the above photo, the east wall has collapsed as well as its slot.
The slot in the west wall, north-west corner, is still visible.
See Hobson, B. 2009. Pompeii, Latrines and Down Pipes. Oxford, Hadrian Books, (p.278, and 280)
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