Pompeii. Street altar at north end of Via di Mercurio between VI.7.26 and VI.9.1.

The altar was against the centre of the wall that closed off the Via di Mercurio.

Pompeii. Street altar at the north end of the Via di Mercurio. Late 1920s.

Pompeii. Street altar at the north end of the Via di Mercurio. Early 1920s.

Pompeii VI.7.26, with adjoining wall against which was the street altar.

The altar used to be in the centre of the wall that blocked the north end of the Via di Mercurio.

VI.7.26 Pompeii. West part of wall containing street altar which used to be at the north end of the Via di Mercurio.

VI.7.26 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking north to site of street altar at end of Via di Mercurio. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

Via di Mercurio Pompeii. May 2010. Site of centre part of wall which used to contain the street altar. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

Via di Mercurio Pompeii. Site of centre part of wall which used to contain the street altar.

VI.9.1 Pompeii. December 2006. North end of VI.9.1 showing site of east part of wall which used to contain the street altar.

VI.9.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Site of east part of wall that used to contain the street altar.

Location of street altar at north end of Via di Mercurio, in front of Tower XI, and on the wall that blocked the end of the street.  

From model in Naples Archaeological Museum.

North end of Via di Mercurio with VI.7.26 Pompeii on left and north end of VI.9.1 on right.

In the centre is the wall crossing the Via di Mercurio, and the street altar.

From model in Naples Archaeological Museum.

Street altar in the centre of the wall at the north end of the Via di Mercurio. From model in Naples Archaeological Museum.