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D) Entry prox., KI (14): 39.8 Entry prox., DO (9): 39.0 Prox, KI (14)-DO (9): 10.6
Entry prox., DR◊(11a): 53.8 Prox, KI (14)-DR◊(11a): 25.8
Entry prox., DR (16): 38.3 Prox, KI (14)-DR (16): 7.1
Entry prox., DR•(18): 25.8 Prox, KI (14)-DR•(18): 10.5
E) Entry access., KI (14): 7 Entry access., DO (9): 8 Access, KI (14)-DO (9): 4
Entry access., DR◊(11a): 9 Access, KI (14)-DR◊(11a): 4
Entry access., DR (16): 7 Access, KI (14)-DR (16): 3
Entry access., DR•(18): 7 Access, KI (14)-DR•(18): 3
F)Sight perc., KI (14)-DO (9): E Sound perc., KI (14)-DO (9): T Smell perc., KI (14)-DO (9): F
Sight perc., KI (14)-DR◊(11a): E Sound perc., KI (14)-DR◊(11a): T Smell perc., KI (14)-DR◊(11a): F
Sight perc., KI (14)-DR (16): N Sound perc., KI (14)-DR (16): T Smell perc., KI (14)-DR (16): F
Sight perc., KI (14)-DR•(18): N Sound perc., KI (14)-DR•(18): T Smell perc., KI (14)-DR•(18): F
G) Environmental amenities, dining areas: DO (9), set up in the center of peristyle (9), was
protected from the sun by a bower stretched over the four columns that limit the dining-space
(Fig. 5.67, 5.69). A large marble-faced basin and fountain just to the N was the centerpiece of the
diners' summertime view, and complemented the smaller marble basin around which the
couches were arranged. Both DR◊(11a) and DR•(18) have wide doorways onto the peristyle
garden, though in opposite directions. The doors provide views, light and air, and the framed
views remain unblocked by servants, who enter through the small side doors. As Sutherland has
noticed, the peristyle column meant to stand in front of DR◊(11a) was moved eastward, in order
to allow an unobstructed view of the garden. DR (16) has no windows and two small doors at its
SW corner; the room is sheltered off the corner of the peristyle and was perhaps used in winter.
H) Installation amenities, KI (14): This room has two levels. A ramp and stair lead down from
the entrance around the N, E and S walls to a LT in the center of the stairwell, and finally the
cryptoporticus, where numerous amphorae and evidence for storage were found (Figs. 2.22,
5.68). Above on the main floor is the kitchen proper, the level of the (now missing) floor clearly
visible by a ledge that supported the floor beams. The three-arched masonry ST with tiled top
surface takes up most of the E wall, above the passage downward; it is held up precariously by a
rusting iron beam (these conditions precluded precise measurements of the stove). A small niche
for a lamp is cut in the N wall just off the end of the stove. At the S end of the E wall is a large
arcuated niche, either a lararium or a small storage space. Two floor-level apsed niches at either
end of the S wall each lead to terracotta pipes immured in the wall, serving as drains. Della Corte
(1927, 27) reports that a "portable iron stove", likely a brazier, was found (probably in storage) in
room (15) just N of KI (14).
Installation amenities, dining areas: DO (9) consisted of three wooden dining couches and
fifty nails; the imprints of the couches were discovered in situ. The couches were made of four
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