This book contains catalogues; analyses; photographs and drawings of some 2;000 archaeological artefacts excavated from the Insula of the Menander in Pompeii. The catalogues; and analyses are organized by provenance - buildings; rooms; and location within rooms - so that the reader can understand the artefacts as household assemblages. The functions of artefacts and groups of artefacts are discussed; as are the Latin names which are often given to these artefacts;and the relationships of these assemblages to the state of occupancy of the buildings in the Insula during the last years of Pompeii. This study; therefore; provides a wealth of information; not only on the range and use of artefacts in Pompeian houses but also on Roman artefacts; and Roman society;more generally.
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