IX.12.7 Pompeii. Caupona of Purpurio. Excavated 1912.

IX.12.7 Pompeii, on right. December 2018.

Looking west along front façade, from IX.12.7 towards IX.12.1, on left. The street altar can be seen on the right.

Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

IX.12.7 Pompeii, on left. October 2018.

Looking north towards entrance doorway with altar, on its east side, and roadway between IX.12 and IX.13, on right

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. February 2010.

Via dell’Abbondanza looking west, with balcony remains above the PompeiViva frontage. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. Via dell’Abbondanza looking west.

Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. 1961.

Looking north-west on Via dell’Abbondanza towards street shrine and blocked side roadway.

Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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IX.12.7 Pompeii. 1971.

Looking north-east on Via dell’Abbondanza. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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IX.12.7 Pompeii. 1910. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Entrance.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. May 2010. Graffiti between IX.12.6 and IX.12.7.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. May 2017. Graffiti between IX.12.6 and IX.12.7. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. May 2017. Graffiti between IX.12.6 and IX.12.7. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

IX.12.7 Pompeii, May 2018. Graffiti between IX.12.6 and IX.12.7. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. May 2017. Detail of graffiti on west side of panel between IX.12.6 and IX.12.7. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. May 2017. Detail of graffiti on west side of window opening between IX.12.6 and IX.12.7. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

IX.12.7 Pompeii, May 2018. Detail of graffiti on west side of window. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. May 2017.

Detail of remaining graffiti on east side of panel, below window opening between IX.12.6 and IX.12.7. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. May 2010. Graffiti between IX.12.6 and IX.12.7.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. October 2024. Looking north towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. 1961.

Looking north through entrance doorway. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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IX.12.7 Pompeii. 1961. Looking north through entrance doorway. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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IX.12.7 Pompeii, May 2018.

Looking towards west wall of shop-room 1, at the left rear of the wall is room “c2” of IX.12.6 with doorway. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

IX.12.7 Pompeii, May 2018. Looking towards west wall of shop-room 1, from entrance doorway.

At the rear of the west wall are the upper walls of room “c2” of IX.12.6. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

IX.12.7 Pompeii, May 2018. Looking towards north wall of shop-room 1, from entrance. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. March 2009. North wall of shop-room 1, with window and doorway into rear room 2.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. March 2009. East wall of shop-room 1, with the outline of stairs against the wall.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. October 2024. Looking south-east across shop-room 1, with entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

IX.12.7/6 Pompeii. October 2024.

Looking east from above room “c2” of IX.12.6, lower centre left, towards shop-room “1” and rear room “2” of IX.12.7. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. October 2024.

Looking towards east wall of shop “1” and rear room “2”, with niche [latrine?] in wall of upper room. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

IX.12.7 Pompeii, on left. October 2024.

Looking south-east towards entrance doorway in shop-room “1” onto Via dell’Abbondanza, in centre, and room “c” of IX.12.6 on right.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

IX.12.7 Pompeii, on left. June 2024.

Looking south-east towards doorway in shop-room “1” onto Via dell’Abbondanza, in centre, and room “c” of IX.12.6 in lower right.

The rear room “2” has a window in the east wall onto the side vicolo, on left.  Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. May 2010. The street entrance from shop-room “1” is on the left-hand side. Looking south from above room “c2” in IX.12.6.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. May 2005. East end of insula, with remains of restored balcony.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. December 2005. Street altar, with painting above.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. December 2005. Street Altar on corner of insula.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking towards east side of street altar. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking towards west side of street altar. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Graffiti between IX.12.6 and IX.12.7

IX.12.7 Pompeii. October 2023. Graffiti between IX.12.6 and IX.12.7. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

IX.12.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Graffiti between IX.12.6 and IX.12.7

Seen on the right of the photo, under the window, was CIL IV 7923.

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider, (p.452)

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

C(aium)  Iul(ium)  Polybium  aed(ilem)  v(irum)  b(onum)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)       [CIL IV 7923]

IX.12.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Graffiti between IX.12.6 and IX.12.7

Found here were CIL IV 7908, beneath this was CIL IV 7910, both partly conserved and readable.

On the right of the photo is the beginning of CIL IV 7917, see below.

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider (p.451)

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

C(aium)  Calventium

Sittium  Magnum

IIvir(um)  i(ure)  d(icundo)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)       [CIL IV 7908]

L(ucium)  Popidium  Iuvenem

aed(ilem)  Crescens  scio  te  cupere        [CIL IV 7910]

IX.12.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Graffiti between IX.12.6 and IX.12.7.

Found here was CIL IV 7910, beneath that CIL IV 7912, both partly conserved and visible.

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider (p.451)

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

L(ucium)  Popidium  Iuvenem

aed(ilem)  Crescens  scio  te  cupere       [CIL IV 7910]

Ti(berium)  Claudium  Claudian[um         [CIL IV 7912]

IX.12.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Graffiti between IX.12.6 and IX.12.7.

Found here was CIL IV 7910, beneath that CIL IV 7912, under the last two and under CIL IV 7917 was CIL IV 7913.

CIL IV 7910, 7912 and 7917 are partly conserved and visible.

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider (p. 451)

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

L(ucium)  Popidium  Iuvenem

aed(ilem)  Crescens  scio  te  cupere       [CIL IV 7910]

Ti(berium)  Claudium  Claudian[um         [CIL IV 7912]

M(arcum)  Sextilium  aed(ilem)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)  d(ignum)  r(ei)  p(ublicae)        [CIL IV 7917]

C<u=I>spium  [Pa]nsam  IIvir(um)  v(iis)  a(edibus)  s(acris)  p(ublicis)  v(irum)  b(onum)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)  d(ignum)  r(ei)  p(ublicae)     [CIL IV 7913]

IX.12.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Graffiti between IX.12.6 and IX.12.7.

Found here at the side of the window, was CIL IV 7916, underneath was CIL IV 7917.

Only part of CIL IV 7917 is visible now

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider (p.455)

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

C(aium)  Lollium

Fuscum  aed(ilem)  d(ignum)  r(ei)  p(ublicae)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)       [CIL IV 7916]

M(arcum)  Sextilium  aed(ilem)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)  d(ignum)  r(ei)  p(ublicae)       [CIL IV 7917]