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I.2.28 Pompeii. Casa dell’Atrio tetrastilo or Casa della grata metallica or House of Cassandra.

Excavated 1873. Linked to I.2.27 and I.2.29. 

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I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking north to entrance doorway with step of Vesuvian stone, from across Vicolo del Conciapelle. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2010.

Looking north to entrance doorway with step of Vesuvian stone, from across Vicolo del Conciapelle.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance.

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance doorway.  

 

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking north from entrance along fauces towards atrium. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2010.

Looking north from entrance along fauces towards atrium.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking north to atrium, along entrance fauces.

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2005.

Looking north to atrium, along entrance fauces.

 

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking south from atrium, along entrance fauces to doorway on Vicolo del Conciapelle. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2010.

Looking south from atrium, along entrance fauces to doorway on Vicolo del Conciapelle.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.28 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking from entrance across atrium to the Tablinum.

I.2.28 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking from entrance across atrium to the tablinum.

 

I.2.28 Pompeii. December 2006. Impluvium in Tetrastyle Atrium.

I.2.28 Pompeii. December 2006. Impluvium in tetrastyle atrium.

 

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2010. View of the atrium columns from the north-west column corner of the atrium. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker. According to Fiorelli, the tetrastile atrium had a compluvium made of grating to stop anyone entering the house. See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p. 37)

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2010. View of the atrium columns from the north-west column corner of the atrium

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

According to Fiorelli, the tetrastile atrium had a compluvium made of grating to stop anyone entering the house.

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p. 37)

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I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2010. Detail of Ionic capital of north-west column. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2010. Detail of Ionic capital of north-west column.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.28 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of column capital.

I.2.28 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of column capital.

 

I.2.28 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of column capital..

I.2.28 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of column capital.

 

I.2.28 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of column capital.

I.2.28 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of column capital.

 

I.2.28 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of column capital.

I.2.28 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of column capital.

 

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking towards west wall and north-west corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking towards west wall and north-west corner of atrium.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking towards west wall and south-west corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking towards west wall and south-west corner of atrium.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking towards east wall and south-east corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking towards east wall and south-east corner of atrium.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking towards east wall and north-east corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.2.28 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking towards east wall and north-east corner of atrium.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

 

 

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