Herculaneum IV.10. Shop, linked to house at IV.11, photos linked together for 10 and 11.
Excavated 1931-32.
According to Wallace-Hadrill, this was a shop with linked dwelling at no. 11.
In no.10, cereals were found in a dolia in the shop, there was also a rear room linked to no.11.
See Wallace-Hadrill, A., 1994. Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum. New Jersey: Princeton U.P. (p.201)
Pesando and Guidobaldi wrote that the large quantity of carbonized grain found in the shop suggested that a seller of cereals worked here.
See Pesando, F. and Guidobaldi, M.P. (2006). Pompei, Oplontis, Ercolano, Stabiae. Editori Laterza, (p.336)
Camardo and Notomista wrote that an iron case containing 2 kg of grain was found here, unfortunately, no image exists.
See Camardo, D, and Notomista, M, eds. (2017). Ercolano: 1927-1961. L’impresa archeologico di Amedeo Maiuri e l’esperimento della citta museo. Rome, L’Erma di Bretschneider, (p.201, Scheda 11)
Decumanus Inferiore, Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking east from junction with Cardo IV.
On the left is V.1, and on the right is IV.10.
Pesando and Guidobaldi wrote that all of the north side of the insula facing the Decumanus Inferiore was occupied by commercial outlets with adjoining dwellings.
Decumanus Inferiore, Herculaneum, July 2015.
Looking east from junction with Cardo IV, with IV.10 on the right. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.10, Herculaneum, September 2015. Entrance doorway on Decumanus Inferiore, looking eastwards.
IV.10, Herculaneum, July 2015. Looking towards entrance doorway, on south side of Decumanus Inferiore. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.10, Herculaneum, May 2003. Looking south towards wall on
west side of entrance doorway. Photo
courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
IV.10, Herculaneum, October 2014.
Entrance doorway on south side of Decumanus Inferiore, looking south-west across shop. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.10, Herculaneum, October 2012.
Entrance doorway on south side of Decumanus Inferiore, looking westwards. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.10, Herculaneum, May 2006.
Entrance doorway on south side of Decumanus Inferiore, general
view looking westwards. Photo courtesy
of Nicolas Monteix.
IV.10, Herculaneum, September 2015. Niche in east wall of shop-room.
IV.10, Herculaneum, September 2015.
Looking south-west from entrance towards two-sided counter/podium, with one dolium set in counter.
IV.10, Herculaneum, September 2015. Rooms on south side of shop-room.
IV.10, Herculaneum, June 2008. Looking towards south side of
shop-room. Photo courtesy of Nicolas
Monteix.
IV.10, Herculaneum, June 2008.
Small room in
south-east corner of shop-room. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
IV.10, Herculaneum, September 2015. Doorway threshold between shop-room and large room on its east side.
IV.10, Herculaneum, June 2006. Large room looking towards north wall. Photo courtesy of
Nicolas Monteix.
IV.10, Herculaneum, May 2003. Detail of north wall in large room on east side of shop-room. Photo
courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
IV.10/11, Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking east across large room on east side of shop-room, probably part of IV.11.
V.10/11, Herculaneum, May 2003.
Looking east towards remains of wall, in south-east corner of large room, probably part of IV.11.
Photo courtesy of
Nicolas Monteix.
IV.10/11, Herculaneum, September 2015. Small corridor in south-east corner of large room, probably part of IV.11.
IV.10/11, Herculaneum, September 2015.
Looking east along small corridor, towards an area that would have been reached from the doorway at IV.11.
IV.10/11, Herculaneum, September 2015.
Doorway to room, a cubiculum, on north side of small corridor, probably part of IV.11.
IV.10/11, Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking north in cubiculum on north side of small corridor, probably part of IV.11.
IV.10/11, Herculaneum, May 2003.
Looking towards
exterior wall of small cubiculum, on south side of Decumanus Inferiore, on west side of entrance doorway, on left.
Photo courtesy of
Nicolas Monteix.
IV.10/11, Herculaneum, May 2005.
Looking towards
south wall of small cubiculum with doorway to a corridor and small window above
it.
In the rear wall of
the corridor another window can be seen, which would have taken light from the
small courtyard/lightwell of IV.8.
Photo courtesy of
Nicolas Monteix.
IV.10/11, Herculaneum, May 2005.
Looking towards upper west wall with doorway/window in
south-west corner of corridor behind small cubiculum.
Photo courtesy of
Nicolas Monteix.
IV.10/11, Herculaneum, May 2005.
Looking towards upper west wall on north side of
doorway/window. Photo courtesy of
Nicolas Monteix.
IV.10/11, Herculaneum, May 2003.
Looking towards
south wall of small cubiculum with doorway to a corridor and small window above
it.
Photo courtesy of
Nicolas Monteix.