IX.5.16 Pompeii. Popina/Lupanare.

Rooms a’ to f’ on plan. Linked to IX.5.14 and IX.5.15.

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IX.5.14-16 combined room plan       For rooms a to u see IX.5.14.      For room h see IX.5.15

Room b’

IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room a’, looking east across atrium towards doorway to room b’, in south-east corner. 

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room b’, looking towards west wall in north-west corner.  

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room b’, looking towards north wall in north-west corner from doorway.     

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room b’, looking towards north wall.    

Foto Christian Beck, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room b’, looking towards north wall and north-east corner.    

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room b’, looking towards north-east corner.    

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room b’, looking towards east wall with window overlooking Vicolo del Centenario.   

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room b’, looking towards east wall and south-east corner.    

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room b’, looking towards south-east corner.    

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room b’, looking towards south wall

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room b’, detail of terracotta pot embedded into south wall. 

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room b’, looking towards south wall in south-west corner.   

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room b’, looking towards west wall in south-west corner, with doorway into atrium a’.  

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Room c’, ala

IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2018. Looking east into ala c’, with doorway to triclinium d’, on left.

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room c’, looking towards north wall with doorway into triclinium d’.      

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room c’, north-west corner.   

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017.

Room c’, looking towards north wall at west end with doorway into triclinium d’.      

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room c’, north wall in north-east corner.    

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room c’, detail from north wall in north-east corner.    

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room c’, lower north wall in north-east corner.    

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room c’, looking towards east wall.     

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2018. Looking towards upper east wall with window and south-east corner in ala c’.

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2018. Looking towards centre of east wall in ala c’.

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. Found on east wall of ala c’, on east side of atrium. Fragment of wall painting of seated Medea.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 111440.

See Bragantini, I and Sampaolo, V. 2009. La Pittura Pompeiana. Napoli, Electa. (p.225, no.84).

IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room c’, looking towards south wall.      

Foto Christian Beck, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room c’, south wall at east end.     

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room c’, detail of painted decoration from lower south wall.     

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. March 2017. Room c’, remaining plaster on lower south wall.     

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IX.5.16 Pompeii. c.1879. Painting by Sydney Vacher, showing details of ala c’.

Looking towards east wall with window overlooking roadway, south-east corner, and part of south wall.

The “still-life” painting of food and drink below, can be seen in the centre of the panel at the south end of the east wall.

On the left of the painting is a panel with an apple and a dead dove as described by Schefold.

See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter, p. 261.

Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum, inventory number E.4392-1910.

(Note: this was described as “Pompeii Grand Hotel” on the painting).

IX.5.16 Pompeii. 1881. Copy of a still life painting found in the ala c’.

According to Presuhn, the best piece of beef, fresh bread and dark red wine invite the guests to feast.

See Presuhn E., 1882. Pompeji: Die Neuesten Ausgrabungen von 1874 bis 1881. Leipzig: Weigel. (VIII, p. 6, Plate VII).

IX.5.16 Pompeii. c.1879.

Painting by Sydney Vacher of House excavated 1879 thought to be a Hotel, showing detail of wall painting.

Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum, inventory number E.4387-1910.

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IX.5.14-16 combined room plan       For rooms a to u see IX.5.14.      For room h see IX.5.15