[Stoves] Pompeii Brazier

[Sharon Gordon]

I thought people here might enjoy seeing some photos of a replica of a brazier found in Pompeii.  Part of it holds pots in a way similar to a rocket or lorena stove.  Part of works as a grill with adjustable spacing.  With the rungs pushed to one side it also works as a fire pit.

If I remember correctly from the discussion at the legio site (which is down at the moment) the replica is at a different height than the original so that it can be used in places that don't allow ground fires and have a minimum that the fire needs to be raised above the ground.

Pompeii Brazier as shown here.
http://www.legio-ix-hispana.org/brazier.html
(but site is down today)

It's rectangular with iron rungs in a much wider spacing than a modern grill.
Here are some photos of the brazier at the Apicius yahoo group.
(This is a Roman era skills group.  I believe you need to join to see the photos.)
http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/Apicius/photos/browse/7511
And here are some photos of it being used for cooking
http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/Apicius/photos/browse/14dc
In the Pompeii brazier and cauldron photo, you can see how the rungs slide to change the spacing or in this case to use the rung side as a fire pit

I'd be interested in how you might slightly alter this stove to make it better.  I think a few more sliding rungs might help to keep smaller foods from falling into the fire.

Sharon
gordonse at one.net