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POMPEII
cenaculum was in front. On the front wall of the atrium one
may still see part of the carefully hewn stones on which the
columns of the second story rested, and fragments of these
columns were found on the floor below.
XII. The Shops
The outer parts of the houses fronting on the principal thor-
oughfares were utilized as shops. On the more retired side
streets there were fewer shops, and we often find a fagade of
masonry unbroken except for the front door and an occasional
window.
The shop fronts were open to the street. The counter, fre-
quently of masonry, has in most cases the shape indicated on
our plan (Fig. 125, 2), being so arranged that customers could
make their purchases, if they wished, without going inside the
shop. Large jars were often set
in it, to serve as receptacles for
the wares and edibles exposed for
sale. Sometimes on the end next
to the wall there are little steps,
on which, as seen in our restora-
tion (Fig. 126), measuring cups
and other small vessels were
placed. At the inner end we
see now and then a depression
(3) over which a vessel could be
heated, a fire being kindled un-
derneath as on a hearth. In the
wineshops a separate hearth is
sometimes found, and occasionally a leaden vessel for heating
water.
In the houses of the Tufa Period the shops, as the front
doors and the rooms about the atrium, were relatively high.
Those of the house of Caecilius Jucundus measured nearly 16
feet; those of the house of the Faun, 19 feet; the appearance
of the latter may be suggested by our restoration (Fig. 134).
The height was divided by an upper floor, pergtila, about 12 feet
Fig. 125. — Plan of a Pompeian shop.
1. Entrance. 3. Place for a fire.
2. Counter. 4. Stairway to upper floor.
5, 5. Back rooms.
POMPEII
cenaculum was in front. On the front wall of the atrium one
may still see part of the carefully hewn stones on which the
columns of the second story rested, and fragments of these
columns were found on the floor below.
XII. The Shops
The outer parts of the houses fronting on the principal thor-
oughfares were utilized as shops. On the more retired side
streets there were fewer shops, and we often find a fagade of
masonry unbroken except for the front door and an occasional
window.
The shop fronts were open to the street. The counter, fre-
quently of masonry, has in most cases the shape indicated on
our plan (Fig. 125, 2), being so arranged that customers could
make their purchases, if they wished, without going inside the
shop. Large jars were often set
in it, to serve as receptacles for
the wares and edibles exposed for
sale. Sometimes on the end next
to the wall there are little steps,
on which, as seen in our restora-
tion (Fig. 126), measuring cups
and other small vessels were
placed. At the inner end we
see now and then a depression
(3) over which a vessel could be
heated, a fire being kindled un-
derneath as on a hearth. In the
wineshops a separate hearth is
sometimes found, and occasionally a leaden vessel for heating
water.
In the houses of the Tufa Period the shops, as the front
doors and the rooms about the atrium, were relatively high.
Those of the house of Caecilius Jucundus measured nearly 16
feet; those of the house of the Faun, 19 feet; the appearance
of the latter may be suggested by our restoration (Fig. 134).
The height was divided by an upper floor, pergtila, about 12 feet
Fig. 125. — Plan of a Pompeian shop.
1. Entrance. 3. Place for a fire.
2. Counter. 4. Stairway to upper floor.
5, 5. Back rooms.