Herculaneum Ins. Or. II.8. Pistrinum di Sextus Patulcius Felix, Bakery.
Excavated 1932-41.
Ins. Orientalis II.8, Herculaneum. September 2015. Looking north towards another doorway into another rear room.
As a double precaution against “the evil eye” the proprietor embedded two stucco phallic emblems above the door of his oven, he also placed another two on the east wall of the next room, in a relief on a terracotta panel.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum. December 2004.
Room on the north side of room with oven, upper north wall in north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum. December 2004.
Room on the north side of room with oven, detail from upper north wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum. December 2004.
Room on the north side of room with oven, east wall, on left.
Embedded in this wall used to be a terracotta panel showing the stucco phalli.
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum. May 2006. Detail from lower east wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum. December 2004.
Room on the north side of room with oven, floor level near south wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum. December 2004.
Room on the north side of room with oven, floor level near south wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum. December 2004.
Room on the north side of room with oven, floor level near south wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum. December 2004.
Room on the north side of room with oven, upper south wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum. December 2004.
Room on the north side of room with oven, detail from upper south wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum. May 2006.
Room on the north side of room with oven, east end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum. May 2006.
Room on the north side of room with oven, west end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Orientalis II.8, Herculaneum. September 2016. Looking towards north-east corner of mill-room.
There are at least two upper floors visible on the north wall. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Ins. Orientalis II.8, Herculaneum. October 2015.
Looking towards north wall of mill-room with an upper floor, and two doorways.
Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Ins. Orientalis II.8, Herculaneum. September 2015.
Looking towards north wall of mill-room with an upper floor, and two doorways.
Ins. Orientalis II.8, Herculaneum. September 2015.
Recess/niche in room on mezzanine floor in upper north-east corner.
Above the recess is another doorway which would have been on the upper floor.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum. December 2004. Upper north wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum. December 2004.
Detail of recess/niche from upper north wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Orientalis II.8, Herculaneum. September 2015. Looking towards south-east corner of mill-room.
Note the “mezzanine floor” has been removed, see photo below.
Ins. Orientalis II.8, Herculaneum. May 2010. South side of bakery with two millstones.
Ins. Orientalis II.8, Herculaneum. May 2009.
Looking towards south-east side of mill room, from entrance. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum. December 2004. Looking towards south wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Orientalis II.8, Herculaneum. September 2015.
Small doorway in south wall leading to a room on the north side of the stairs at II.7.
This room was the latrine.
Above this is a doorway which would have been situated on the mezzanine level.
Ins. Orientalis II.8, Herculaneum. May 2006.
Looking down into south-west corner from an upper floor. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum, May 2006.
Looking across from an upper floor towards south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum, May 2006. Looking across to south-west corner of an upper floor.
In the upper left is Ins.Or.II.7. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum, December 2004.
Upper floor, looking towards west wall in south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum, December 2004. Upper floor, looking towards west wall in south-west corner, on right.
On the left is the west wall of Ins.Or.II.7. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Orientalis II.8, Herculaneum. September 2015.
Looking east from doorway in II.8, into a room on the north side of II.7.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum. December 2004.
Looking west across latrine on south side of bakery, under stairs reached by Ins.Or.II.7.
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum. December 2004. Detail of latrine near south wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum. December 2004. Detail of latrine. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.8, Herculaneum. December 2004. Upper west wall above latrine. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Orientalis II.8, Herculaneum. September 2015. Floor of room on the north side of II.7.