VII.9.19 Pompeii. September 2005. North entrance to Macellum on Via degli Augustali, looking south.
According to Mau, somewhere amongst these shops and stalls to the north of the macellum, various charred foodstuffs were found.
Charred figs, chestnuts, fruits in glass vessels, plums, grapes, lentils, grain, loaves of bread and cakes were excavated.
See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey, F. W., Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan.
VII.9.19 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Looking east along south side of Via degli Augustali.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1155.
VII.9.19 Pompeii. December 2007.
Pilaster between VII.9.19 and VII.9.18 on west side of entrance to Macellum.
VII.9.19 Pompeii. December 2007.
Pilaster between VII.9.20 and VII.9.19 on east side of entrance to Macellum.
VII.9.19 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking out through north entrance of Macellum, from inside.
VII.9.19 Pompeii. Entrance prothyron. 1827 drawing of painting of cupids and psyches making garlands.
Two cupids and two psyches are seated at a table making garlands.
To the left stand a cupid holding garlands and a psyche.
On the right a psyche bends over a bench on which is a basket full of blooms.
See Gerhard E., 1828. Antike Bildwerke. Stuttgart: Cotta, Taf. LXII, 2.
See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 800.
See Real Museo
Borbonico IV, 1827, Tav. XLVII.
VII.9.19 Pompeii. Entrance prothyron. 1827 drawing of painting of cupids and psyches.
In the background is a millstone.
Two pairs of cupids are seated in front of this.
In the centre is a round tray with two beakers on it.
To the left a cupid appears to be putting a garland round the neck of a mule.
Another mule is on the right of the picture to the right of which a cupid and a psyche are standing.
See Gerhard E., 1828. Antike Bildwerke. Stuttgart: Cotta, Taf. LXII, 2.
See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 777.
See Real Museo Borbonico VI, 1830, Tav. LI, below.
VII.9.19 Pompeii. Entrance corridor. Pre-1830 drawing of painting of cupids and psyches.
See Real Museo
Borbonico VI, 1830, Tav. LI.