Pompeii
Title
Pompeii
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
February 9, 2016
Alternative Title or Name
Bakery
Creator2
McCardell, Chris (photograph)
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
2006
Work Location
Italy (nation)
Pompeii (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Imperial (Roman)
Subject
bakeries
bake ovens (baking devices)
Description
Interior view of a bakery at Pompeii, Italy, with oven in background. "...Each mill consists of two mill-stones, one stationary and one hollow and shaped like a funnel. The funnel-shaped stone had slots, into which wooden levers could be inserted so that the stone could be rotated ...
Each mill would have been operated either by manpower or with the help of a donkey or horse (in one bakery, the skeletons of several donkeys were discovered). In order to make flour, grain was poured from above into the hollow stone and then was ground between the two stones.
In total, 33 bakeries have so far been found in Pompeii. The carbonised remains of loaves of bread were found in one, demonstrating that the oven was in use at the time of the eruption in AD 79,"--BBC History website.
Each mill would have been operated either by manpower or with the help of a donkey or horse (in one bakery, the skeletons of several donkeys were discovered). In order to make flour, grain was poured from above into the hollow stone and then was ground between the two stones.
In total, 33 bakeries have so far been found in Pompeii. The carbonised remains of loaves of bread were found in one, demonstrating that the oven was in use at the time of the eruption in AD 79,"--BBC History website.
Material/Medium
brickwork (masonry)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
cvmita023
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