East Wall

Description

A. Karivieri & R. Forsell

The door opening in the north corner is built of large Sarno limestone blocks, alternating horizontal and vertical blocks. The filling consists mostly of limestone and cruma, a couple of bricks. A modern restoration with cruma and limestone can be seen in the southern part up to the height of 2.30 m.

There seems to be a refilled opening 0.70 m S of the door opening, up to the height of 2.20 m. The first large limestone block with stucco facing at the height of 40 cm, from 87 cm to 1.88 m the wall is filled with limestone blocks horizontally. Between the door opening and the extension of the possible earlier opening, filling consists of rounded cruma and limestone, one brick.

Remains of wall paintingare preserved in the upper zone, and supporting plaster in the middle zone. The upper zone was painted in red, white, and yellow with architectural motifs up to the height of 4 meters. The uppermost part of the wall is reconstructed, mostly with cruma.

Width 2.16 m. Height 4.92 m. Height of the door opening 3.62 m.

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