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70. I.10.18, Casa degli Aufidii, casa piccola (Figs. 2.8, 5.7, 5.177-5.178)
Synopsis
The small KI (9) has a solid tile-topped masonry ST of sub-type (1) in the SE corner (Fig.
5.178). A masonry curb runs around the back of the ST to protect the walls; two low supports
once extended N from the S curb to create two burners on the stove-top. In a photo taken during
excavation, a ceramic bowl and cup are shown on top of the ST, but it is not clear if they were in
situ (PPM II, 502, #4). A slot cut in the wall above the ST suggests shelving. On the same wall is
a large lararium painting featuring a pig's head, a ham, and a skewered eel below a scene of
sacrifice. A cutting 0.92 m. long and 0.38 m. above the floor at the W end of the S wall may
indicate the position of a piece of furniture such as a low table, bench or crude couch. A latrine
occupies the narrow space (10) behind. DI◊(3) just S of the entrance may have served for small
gatherings at meals; the primary reception room was probably DR◊{11} on the upper floor (Fig.
5.177). This room covered the space over the entrance and room (2), and gained additional width
by being cantilevered over the street to the E. It possessed fine 3rd style decoration and views
over both the atrium and the street.
References
PPM II, 500-505; Fröhlich 1991, 257; Ling 1987, 154-158; PPP I, 147; CTP IIIA, 18-19; Ling 1983;
Franklin 1978, 60-62; Schefold 1957, 49; Della Corte 1954, 253, #623-625; Boyce 1937, 29, #60; Elia
NSc 1934, 341-344.
Data
A) Total area: 144.6 Nodes: 35.4 Connectors: 39.1 Static spaces: 74.0
B) Total # spaces: 14 # Nodes: 1 # Connectors: 4 # Static spaces: 9
C) Area, KI (9): 5.8 Area, DI◊(3): 9.9 Length, DI◊(3): 3.34 Width, DI◊(3): 2.97
Area, DR{11}: 19.9 Length, DR{11}: 4.73 Width, DR{11)} 4.20
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