Herculaneum Ins. Or. II.15. Workshop.

According to Maiuri, no.15 was a workshop of an artisan.

See Maiuri, Amedeo, (1977). Herculaneum. 7th English ed, of Guide books to the Museums Galleries and Monuments of Italy, No.53 (p.57).

Guidobaldi wrote that this was a shop with dwelling quarters, but originally it would have been a back-door of the Palaestra.

See Guidobaldi, M.P, 2009: Ercolano, guida agli scavi. Naples, Electa Napoli, (p49.).

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum, on left. October 2012.

Looking east to entrance doorways, with Ins.Or.II.14, on right. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

Ins. Orientalis II.15, Herculaneum. July 2015. Looking east to entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum.  May 2011.

Entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. June 2005.

Exterior facade on south side of entrance doorway, with Ins. Or. II, 14, on right. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. June 2005. Detail of facade on south side of entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Orientalis II.15, Herculaneum. September 2015. Entrance doorway.

Ins. Orientalis II.15, Herculaneum. September 2015. Threshold of entrance doorway, from Cardo V.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. June 2006. Entrance doorway, threshold from interior of workshop. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Orientalis II.15, Herculaneum. September 2015. Looking east across workshop.

Ins. Orientalis II.15, Herculaneum. March 2014. Looking east across workshop room.  

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. June 2006.

Looking east across workshop room. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Orientalis II.15, Herculaneum. September 2015.

Modern drain in north-west corner of workshop, site of latrine.

Ins. Orientalis II.15, Herculaneum. September 2015.

Looking towards north wall and north-east corner, with holes for support beams for an upper floor.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. May 2004.North wall of workshop. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Orientalis II.15, Herculaneum. September 2015.

Looking east towards small room against north wall, and corridor to rear near south wall.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. May 2004.

Looking west from corridor towards entrance doorway in west wall of workshop. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. May 2004. North wall of middle room. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. May 2004.

Detail from north wall of middle room in north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Orientalis II.15, Herculaneum. September 2015. Doorway to rear room, and stairs down to lower floor.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. May 2004.

Rear room, detail from west wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. March 2014. Rear room on lower floor, looking west. 

Upper floor, looking towards doorway to workshop, and remains of furnace on landing at top of stairs.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. May 2004. Rear room on lower floor, west wall. 

Looking towards doorway to workshop, and remains of furnace on landing at top of stairs.

Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. May 2004.

Rear room “landing”, detail from west wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. June 2006.  Site of furnace. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

At the rear of the middle room, a masonry podium revealed the presence of a furnace or a working furnace.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. June 2006. Detail of furnace. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. June 2006. Detail of furnace. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. May 2004.

Rear room, detail from vaulted area near west wall, south side. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. May 2004.

Rear room, detail from central pilaster near west wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. May 2004. Rear room, west wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. May 2004. North wall of rear room. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. May 2004. Rear room, looking towards east wall, and “bricked up” doorway. 

Originally a secondary entrance to/from the level of the Palaestra portico, through a doorway which was then bricked up when this was transformed to a workshop.  Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. May 2004.

Rear room, south wall with masonry steps leading up to street level. The bricked up doorway is on the left. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. May 2004. Rear room, masonry steps against south wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

Ins. Or. II.15, Herculaneum. May 2004.

Rear room, detail of vaulted areas beneath steps against south wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.