East Wall
Description
A. Karivieri & R. Forsell
DESCRIPTION
The wall built in opus incertum, and it consists mostly of limestone and cruma (especially in the upper part), and some bricks, lava and spolia. There is a hole made by funnelers in the S corner, at the height of 1.30 – 2.90 m, width 1.00 m, refilled with limestone and cruma (modern). Wall-plaster is preserved in the S corner up till 1.42 m, showing remains of similar decoration as in the other walls. The preserved width of wall-plaster is 30 cm.
Most of the wall-plaster has been destroyed after the excavation, as old photos show a mythological painting with Narcissus in the centre of the wall. In the upper part of the N part of the wall there are remains of Unterputz.
Wall-plaster
Main zone
The white main zone had red borders.
Dado
The dado is red. The red dado stands directly above the cocciopesto floor.
State of preservation
Most of the wall-plaster has been destroyed. Some stones are missing from the lower part of the wall.
Total length: 3.28 (?). Height: 4.79 m.
A beam hole 60 cm from NE edge, at height 4.16 – 4.46 m, width 19 cm.
