Herculaneum Ins.
Or. II.7. Doorway to upper floors and linked at rear with Ins.Or.II.4
Maiuri wrote that this was a doorway and staircase leading to the upper floors of a large building divided into apartments, a real main entrance to the modern type of house such as to be found at Ostia.
See Maiuri, Amedeo, (1977). Herculaneum. 7th English ed, of Guide books to the Museums Galleries and Monuments of Italy, No.53 (p.57).
Ins. Or. II. 7, Herculaneum, taller doorway on right. 7th August 1976.
Looking north on Cardo V, between Ins. V, on left, and Ins. Or. II, on right.
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides collection.
Ins. Orientalis II.7, Herculaneum. December 2008.
Looking north-east towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Orientalis II.7, Herculaneum. October 2022.
Looking east through entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis II.7, Herculaneum. September 2015. Looking east through entrance doorway.
Ins. Orientalis II.7, Herculaneum. September 2015. Entrance doorway and façade with two upper floors.
Ins. Or. II.7,
Herculaneum. February 2007.
Looking east to
entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.7, Herculaneum. October 2022. Looking east from entrance doorway.
Two doorways into rooms on the first floor can be seen in the upper centre of the photo. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis II.7, Herculaneum. September 2015. Looking east from entrance doorway.
Two doorways into rooms on the first floor can be seen in the centre of the photo.
The “modern addition” would be the position of the floor of the rooms on the second floor.
Ins Or. II, 7,
Herculaneum, October 2004. Looking east. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.7,
Herculaneum. December 2004. Looking towards upper east wall with two doorways. Photo
courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.7,
Herculaneum. December 2004. Upper east wall and south-east corner. Photo
courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.7, Herculaneum.
December 2004. Upper north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.7/8,
Herculaneum. December 2004. Upper north wall and west end. Photo courtesy of
Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.7/8,
Herculaneum. December 2004.
Upper north-west
corner, with doorway leading to Ins. Or. II.8. Photo courtesy of Nicolas
Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.7,
Herculaneum. December 2004. Upper west wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Orientalis II.7, Herculaneum. September 2015. North wall of staircase. Looking east.
Behind this sloping darker wall is the latrine on the south side of the mill-room of Ins.Or.II.8.
Ins. Orientalis II.7, Herculaneum. December 2004.
Looking west along area that would have been under the
stairs to the upper floor, on left side of photo.
Looking west along the latrine/room on the south side of the
mill-room of Ins. Or. II.8, on right side of photo. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Orientalis II.7, Herculaneum. December 2004.
Looking west towards details of areas of two thresholds. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.7/8,
Herculaneum. December 2004.
Looking west
towards threshold of latrine/room on the south side of the mill-room of
Ins. Or. II.8. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.7/8,
Herculaneum. December 2004.
Looking west,
detail of threshold of latrine/room on the south side of the mill-room
of Ins. Or. II.8. Photo courtesy of
Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Orientalis II.7, Herculaneum. September 2015. Looking east along corridor to rear rooms.
Ins. Or. II.7,
Herculaneum. December 2004.
South wall of rear
room through doorway. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.7,
Herculaneum. December 2004.
Upper south wall of
rear room through doorway. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.7,
Herculaneum. May 2005.
North wall of rear
room through doorway. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.7,
Herculaneum. June 2006.
Looking west
towards doorway in west wall of a room, reached by Ins.Or.II.7, but which may
be part of the rooms of the Palaestra at Ins.Or.II.4 (room C).
Photo courtesy of
Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.4,
Herculaneum. June 2006. Looking west towards doorway to room leading to
Ins.Or.II.7, on right.
On the left is a
room at the north end of the terrace of the west portico. Photo courtesy of
Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.7,
Herculaneum. June 2006.
Detail above
doorway in west wall of a room, reached by Ins.Or.II.7, but which may be part
of the rooms of the Palaestra at Ins.Or.II.4 (room C).
Photo courtesy of
Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.7,
Herculaneum. December 2004.
Looking west
through doorway in west wall of a room, reached by Ins.Or.II.7, but which may
be part of the rooms of the Palaestra at Ins.Or.II.4 (room C).
Photo courtesy of
Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.7,
Herculaneum. December 2004.
North wall of a
room, which may be part of Ins. Or, II.4. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.7,
Herculaneum. December 2004.
Upper north wall of
a room, which may be part of Ins. Or, II.4. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Or. II.7,
Herculaneum. October 2004.
Looking west
towards long and narrow corridor leading to doorway to Cardo V.
Photo courtesy of
Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Orientalis II.7, Herculaneum. September 2015. Site of staircase to upper floors.
Ins. Orientalis II.8, Herculaneum. September 2015.
Small doorway in south wall leading to the latrine on the north side of the stairs at II.7.
Above this is a doorway which would have been situated on the mezzanine level.
Ins. Or. II.7,
Herculaneum. October 2004.
Looking north
towards doorway situated on mezzanine level and leading into rooms above
Ins.Or.II.8.
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.