VII.16.4/5 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking north-west to entrance doorway, and steps to upper floor.
Originally, under these stairs would have been a small storeroom or cupboard with a doorway in the west wall of VII.16.6.
See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p. 347)
Looking north towards steps to upper floor. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.