Pompeii. Street shrine at IX.11.1 with altar and painting of twelve gods.

Pompeii street altar outside IX.11.1. October 2017.

Three steps to IX.11.1 entrance doorway, on right.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

Pompeii street altar outside IX.11.1. October 2017. Detail of altar.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

Pompeii street altar outside IX.11.1. May 2006.

Pompeii street altar outside IX.11.1. October 2017. Brickwork at rear of altar.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

Pompeii street altar outside IX.11.1. March 2018. Detail of brickwork above altar.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

Pompeii street altar outside IX.11.1. March 2018. Looking north-west towards altar.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

Pompeii street altar outside IX.11.1. March 2018. Portion of painted plaster above altar, on right.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

Pompeii street altar outside IX.11.1. March 2018. Portion of remaining painted plaster above altar.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

Pompeii street altar outside IX.11.1. March 2018. Detail of remaining painted plaster above altar.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

Pompeii street altar outside IX.11.1. October 2017. Looking north on Via dell’Abbondanza.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

Pompeii street altar outside IX.11.1. October 2017. Looking north, detail.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

Pompeii street shrine (compitum) to 12 gods outside IX.11.1. May 2006.

Pompeii street shrine (compitum) to 12 gods outside IX.11.1. October 2017. Comparison views of altar and street shrine.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

Pompeii street shrine (compitum) to 12 gods outside IX.11.1. October 2017. Comparison views of altar and street shrine.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

Pompeii street shrine (compitum) to 12 gods outside IX.11.1. Painting of shrine by Spinazzola.

See Spinazzola, V., 1953. Pompei alla luce degli Scavi Nuovi di Via dell’Abbondanza (anni 1910-1923). Roma: La Libreria della Stato, Tav. XVIII.

Pompeii street shrine (compitum) to 12 gods outside IX.11.1. 1912.

See The Illustrated London News, 13th April 1912 -552.

Street shrine outside IX.11.1 Pompeii. May 2006. Detail of painting above altar.

Street shrine outside IX.11.1 Pompeii. 1912. Detail of painting above altar.

Street shrine outside IX.11.1 Pompeii. November 2012.

Fresco of street shrine, in honour of the 12 gods. Photo courtesy of Davide Peluso.

Public street shrine (compitum) to 12 gods outside IX.11.1 Pompeii.  May 2006.

From left to right they are Jupiter, Juno, Mars, Minerva, Hercules, Venus, Mercury, Proserpina (possibly), Vulcanus, Ceres, Apollo, Diana.

Jupiter:

Crowned, red mantel at the hip, sceptre in the right hand and a lightning bolt in the left.

Juno:

White veil and in long garb, sceptre and Patera or libation dish.

Mars:

Short red tunic and green armour, Chlamys, plumed helmet, lance in the right hand and shield on the left arm.

Minerva:

Green Chiton, red coat and Corinthian helmet, on the chest the Gorgoneion, with lance to the left and shield on the ground to the right.

Hercules:

Naked with lion skin over left shoulder, club in left hand and Skyphos (wine cup) in the right hand.

Venus:

Long red Chiton, hip mantle pulled over her head, right hand on hip, Eros looks over her right shoulder.

Mercury:

Violet hip mantle, sandals, Caduceus in left arm, purse in the right hand.

Proserpina?:

Wrapped completely in red, right arm under the coat, carrying a green Chiton, a golden modius or harvest basket is on her head.

Vulcanus:

Wearing a red Exomis tied at the shoulder, Chlamys or cloak, high boots and Pileus or cap.

Ceres:

With crown of corn, wearing white Chiton with red stripes, white hip mantle, with right hand on a torch or flare.

Apollo:

Hair tied in knot, quiver behind shoulder, in brown Chiton and red coat, walking right but with head turned left, cithara held in left arm.

Diana:

Wreath or crown in the hair, short green violet tunic, yellow coat hanging on left side, quiver and bow behind right shoulder,

Patera or libation dish in the right hand and venabulum or spear in the left.

See Fröhlich, T., 1991, Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (F66: p.335-7).

Public street shrine (compitum) to 12 gods outside IX.11.1 Pompeii. Gods at the left-hand end.

See Fröhlich, T., 1991, Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (F66: Tav. 60,1).

Public street shrine (compitum) to 12 gods outside IX.11.1 Pompeii. Gods at the right-hand end.

See Fröhlich, T., 1991, Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (F66: Tav. 60,2).

See Spinazzola V., 1953. Pompei alla luce degli Scavi Nuovi di Via dell’Abbondanza (anni 1910-1923) Vol. 1. Roma: La Libreria della Stato, p. 175ff, Tavola d'aggiunta 1.

IX.11.1 Pompeii. 1968. Street shrine on north side of 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.11.1 Pompeii. 1966. Street shrine on north side of Via dell’Abbondanza. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

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IX.11.1 Pompeii. 1966. Detail from street shrine. 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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Public street shrine (compitum) to 12 gods outside IX.11.1 Pompeii.  1912.

From left to right they are Jupiter, Juno, Mars, Minerva, Hercules, Venus, Mercury, Proserpina (possibly), Vulcanus, Ceres, Apollo, Diana.

See The Illustrated London News, 13th April 1912 -552.

According to Varone and Stefani, the inscription shown was CIL IV 7856, but it is no longer conserved.

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider.  (p. 419).

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

C(aium) Gavium Rufum IIv(irum) i(ure) d(icundo) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis)     [CIL IV 7856]

Detail of street shrine outside IX.11.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Hercules, Venus, Mercury, Proserpina, Vulcanus.

Detail of street shrine outside IX.11.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Proserpina, Vulcanus, Ceres, Apollo, Diana.

IX.11.1 Pompeii. 1968. Detail of Vulcanus, Ceres, Apollo and Diana. 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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Detail of Diana outside IX.11.1. December 2006.

Diana: 

Wreath or crown in the hair, short green, violet tunic, yellow coat hanging on left side, quiver and bow behind right shoulder, Patera or libation dish in the right hand and venabulum or spear in the left.

Detail of Apollo outside IX.11.1. December 2006.

Apollo:

Hair tied in knot, quiver behind shoulder, in brown Chiton and red coat, walking right but with head turned left, cithara held in left arm.

IX.11.1 Pompeii. 1968. Detail of Ceres, Apollo and Diana. 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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Detail of Ceres outside IX.11.1. December 2006.

Ceres:

With crown of corn, wearing white Chiton with red stripes, white hip mantle, with right hand on a torch or flare.

Detail of Vulcanus outside IX.11.1. December 2006.

Vulcanus:

Wearing a red Exomis tied at the shoulder, Chlamys or cloak, high boots and Pileus or cap.

Detail of Proserpina outside IX.11.1. December 2006.

Proserpina?: 

Wrapped completely in red, right arm under the coat, carrying a green Chiton, a golden modius or harvest basket is on her head.

Detail of Mercury outside IX.11.1. December 2006.

Mercury: Violet hip mantle, sandals, Caduceus in left arm, purse in the right hand.

Detail of Venus, Mercury and Proserpina outside IX.11.1. December 2006.

Venus:

Long red Chiton, hip mantle pulled over her head, right hand on hip, Eros looks over her right shoulder.

Detail of Hercules between Minerva and Venus outside IX.11.1. December 2006.

Hercules:

Naked with lion skin over left shoulder, club in left hand and Skyphos (wine cup) in the right hand.

Detail of Minerva outside IX.11.1. December 2006.

Minerva:

Green Chiton, red coat and Corinthian helmet, on the chest the Gorgoneion, with lance to the left and shield on the ground to the right.

Jupiter, Juno and Mars were not visible in December 2006.

Detail of painted figure, outside IX.11.1. December 2006.

Detail of painted Genius, outside IX.11.1. December 2006.

Detail of painted inscription outside IX.11.1. December 2006.

This according to Frohlich, which he reads (left to right and top to bottom), is

SVCVVSSVS (or Successus?), VICTOR, AXCLIIPIADIIS (i.e. Asclepiades) and COSSTAS, with what appears to be VICI/MAGISTRI in the centre, but the condition is poor and the text is hard to read.

See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (p.337)

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

Successus Victor

A<s=X>clepiades Co<n=S>sta(n)s       [CIL IV 7855]