V.2.b Pompeii. Thermopolium. Linked to V.2.c.

Excavated 1880? 1884?

V.2.b and V.2.c Pompeii. 1885 plan by Mau.

The bar at V.2.b is not additionally numbered.

V.2.c has 4 rooms:

a: Entrance corridor.

b: Atrium.

c: Kitchen.

d: Cubiculum.

See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1885, p. 157.

V.2.c entrance on left and V.2.b entrance on right. December 2007. Looking south.

V.2.b Pompeii. September 2021.

Looking south-east towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.b Pompeii. November 2024.

Looking east towards entrance doorway to bar-room. Photo courtesy of Annette Haug.

V.2.b Pompeii. September 2021.

Looking north-east towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.b Pompeii. November 2024.

Looking towards north wall of bar-room, across counter. Photo courtesy of Annette Haug.

V.2.b Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance, and north wall. 

V.2.b Pompeii. December 2005. Looking east across thermopolium to rear rooms. 

V.2.b Pompeii. May 2005. Looking east. 

V.2.b Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance. 

According to Fröhlich, on the pilaster between both entrances (on the left of the picture), would have been a painting.

On a red background was painted a bird with comb on its head – possibly a phoenix. Now vanished.

See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (F32, no picture).

V.2.b Pompeii. November 2024.

Looking north-east across counter that would have had 3 urns. Photo courtesy of Annette Haug.

V.2.b Pompeii. December 2007. Counter with three urns.

V.2.b Pompeii. Plan from BdI (No. 11 is V.2.b) (No. 10 is V.2.c)

See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1885, p.157.

V.2.b Pompeii, as described in BdI 1885, shown as No. 11.

In the shop was a single podium with three built in terracotta urns.

On the front side was the graffito

VARIVS

PRISCVS.

See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1885, p. 250.

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) this read

Varius

Priscus      [CIL IV, 4258]

V.2.b Pompeii. November 2024.

Looking east across bar-room towards rear rooms, part of V.2.c.  Photo courtesy of Annette Haug.

V.2.b Pompeii. December 2007. Looking east to rear rooms, part of V.2.c. 

V.2.b Pompeii. December 2007. Looking west across counter of bar from rear room. 

V.2.b Pompeii. May 2003. Looking west across counter of bar. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

V.2.b/c Pompeii. May 2003.

Looking west towards entrance to V.2.b (on left) and V.2.c (on right). Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.