Caseggiato di Bacco e Arianna (III,XVII,5) - nrs. 590-592
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| The building |
| Description and function |
This building was linked with and related to the Serapeum to to the south. The facade on Via della Foce has been excavated only partially. Behind a porticus two shops can be recognized. In the eastern one a bar was installed, of which all traces have by now diappeared. |
| Date |
Hadrianic. |
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Nrs. 590-592
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| Description |
Three cornerstones have been preserved in the two eastern piers. The eastermost pier was set on top of a huge travertine block. A tiny room or structure was set against the north side of this pier (not depicted on the plan).
In the north-west corner of the easternmost pier is a low stone, the north side of which is partly covered by the later structure (590). The west side is partly covered with a thick layer of plaster. In the north-east corner of the second pier from the east is a low stone (591). It has a hole with metal in the north side. In the north-west corner of the same pier is a stone at mid height. Both in the north and west side is a hole with metal.
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| Date |
The stones belong to the first building phase. |
| Measurements |
VdM's team provides no measurements for 590. The ground below the other two does not correspond with an ancient level. Meas. for 591: starts at 0.48, l. 0.33, w. 0.40, h. 0.24; 592: starts at 0.85, l. 0.18, w. 0.35, h. 0.23. |
| Remarks |
| There are no stones in the third, westernmost pier, which seems to belong to a different phase, because it is made of yellow bricks, contrary to the others, made of red bricks. On top of the north-west corner of the structure that was set against the easternmost pier is a damaged travertine stone, perhaps reused as building material.
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Plan of the building. After SO I.
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Photos
The excavated part of the north facade, seen from the north.
The excavated part of the north facade, seen from the east.
Stone 590 emerges from behind the secondary wall.
Note the travertine stone lying on top of the corner of the secondary structure.
Detail of stone 590.
Detail of stone 591.
Detail of stone 591, north side.
Detail of stone 592.
Detail of stone 592, north side.
Detail of stone 592, west side.