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the N and to the court (n) at the back of the house. The court contains a cistern-head, and an
arcuated, plastered niche rests in the back wall. The court accesses a KI with a latrine in (o) on
the S, and reaches DH•(m) via a short corridor to the N (Fig. 5.35). DH•(m) was obtained from
house (I.4.22), likely prior to its 3rd style redecoration towards the mid first century A.D.
References
Jashemski 1993, 32; PPM I, 178-180; PPP I, 14; CTP IIIA, 8-9; Dwyer, PG 1980 (5), 5-6; Boyce 1937,
24, #30; Bastet & De Vos 1979, 114, 139; Mau 1882, 413; Fiorelli 1875, 66; Fiorelli 1873, 68; Niccolini
II, "Descr. Gen.", 79.
Data
A) Total area: 247.1 Nodes: 77.8 Connectors: 35.4 Static spaces: 135.3
B) Total # spaces: 16 # Nodes: 2 # Connectors: 5 # Static spaces: 9
C) Area, KI (o): 6.9 Area, DH•(m): 32.5 Length, DH•(m): 6.68 Width, DH•(m): 5.01
D) Entry prox., KI (o): 22.5 Entry prox., DH•(m): 24.4 Prox, KI (o)-DH•(m): 9.0
E) Entry access., KI (o): 7 Entry access., DH•(m): 8 Access, KI (o)-DH•(m): 4
F) Sight perc., KI (o)-DH•(m): V Sound perc., KI (o)-DH•(m): T Smell perc., KI (o)-DH•(m): F
G) Environmental amenities, DH•(m): Light and air were admitted to this hall from court (n) to
the S. The only line of sight was also via this court directly to kitchen (o), although the kitchen
may not have been visible if doors were interposed. The high vaulted roof of the hall would have
remedied somewhat the extremely enclosed nature of the space.
H) Installation amenities, KI (o): Tucked into the SE corner of the kitchen is an L-shaped ST, sub-
type (1), of masonry with a tiled top. It measures from w. 0.32 and h. 0.44 at the NE end to w.
0.73, h. 0.73 on the SW end (Fig. 35). Light, ventilation and water was provided by the court (n)
and its cistern to the N. Drainage was likely provided by the latrine in the W half of the kitchen,
on the other side of a short partition wall. Fiorelli reports that the seat of the latrine was
supported by two column drums; one stuccoed and fluted colonnette remains in situ. The latrine
was also associated in some way with a small alcove (w. 0.60, l. 0.60) in the SW corner of the
room, used either as part of the latrine construction or for storage. Most storage must have been
elsewhere in the house, perhaps in the storage nook under the stairs to the upper floor, or in the
narrow room (d) off the atrium.
Installation amenities, DH•(m): Storage for table wares was perhaps in the cupboard-like
space underneath the stairs to the upper floor, just S of the dining-hall.
I) Decorative amenities, DH•(m): An opus sectile emblema marks the center of the pavement (Fig.
36). The walls with red ground panels are of the 3rd style; painted pilasters divide the hall into a
back part for dining, and a front service area (PPM I, 179, #1a-b).
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