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VI.14.43 Pompeii. Casa degli Scienziati. 

Excavated 1839 and 1845.

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VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to room 15, in west portico of peristyle.

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007.

Doorway to room 15, in west portico of peristyle.

 

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 15, triclinium, looking west. According to Helbig the room to the left of the prothyron contained paintings of: Pasifae, number 1205, and Theseus & Ariadne, number 1219. See Helbig, W., 1868, Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1205, 1219).

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 15, triclinium, looking west.

According to Helbig the room to the left of the prothyron contained paintings of: Pasifae, number 1205, and Theseus & Ariadne, number 1219.

See Helbig, W., 1868, Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens.  Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel.  (1205, 1219).

 

/VI.14.43 Casa degli Scienziati. December 2007. Room 15. Room to the north of the prothyron.

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 15, north wall of triclinium. 

 

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 15, recess in north wall of triclinium, in north-west corner.

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 15, recess in north wall of triclinium, in north-west corner.  

 

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 15, north wall of triclinium.

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 15, north wall of triclinium. 

 

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 15, remains of decorated floor in triclinium.

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 15, remains of decorated floor in triclinium. 

 

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 15. Room to the north of the prothyron. According to HELBIG the Room to the left of the prothyron: contained paintings of: Pasifae, number 1205, and Theseus & Ariadne, number 1219. See Helbig, W., 1868, Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1205, 1219).

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 15, south wall of triclinium.

 

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Niche on wall between rooms 15 and 16. According to Boyce, seven graffiti were found beneath the niche, CIL IV 1533-1539. See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.54, no.209, with Pl.8, 2 and 3) According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de), these read – Dormitu [CIL IV 1533] Peiosathoni feliciter [CIL IV 1534] Mucurd [CIL IV 1535] Scribet Venus [CIL IV 1536] Quisquis [CIL IV 1537] Quidam cum peteret alas [CIL IV 1538] Ite Lares [CIL IV 1539]

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Niche on wall between rooms 15 and 16.

According to Boyce, seven graffiti were found beneath the niche, CIL IV 1533-1539.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.54, no.209, with Pl.8, 2 and 3)

 

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de), these read –

 

Dormitu    [CIL IV 1533]

 

Peiosathoni feliciter    [CIL IV 1534]

 

Mucurd     [CIL IV 1535]   

 

Scribet Venus    [CIL IV 1536]

 

Quisquis   [CIL IV 1537]

 

Quidam cum peteret alas    [CIL IV 1538]

 

Ite Lares    [CIL IV 1539]

 

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Niche with painted altar with plants and serpent. According to Boyce, in the north wall of the peristyle is a rectangular niche. On the back wall is painted a yellow cylindrical altar, on a rectangular base between two trees. Around the altar coils a yellow serpent with red crest and beard, raising its head to the egg on top. A tall rectangular panel on the wall around the niche was outlined with a red stripe, as was the opening of the niche itself. Below the niche were seven graffiti, CIL IV 1533-1539. See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.54, no.209, with Pl.8, 2 and 3) See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni. (p.275) See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (p.279, L69, some plaster fallen and part of niche destroyed).

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Niche with painted altar with plants and serpent. 

According to Boyce, in the north wall of the peristyle is a rectangular niche.

On the back wall is painted a yellow cylindrical altar, on a rectangular base between two trees.

Around the altar coils a yellow serpent with red crest and beard, raising its head to the egg on top.

A tall rectangular panel on the wall around the niche was outlined with a red stripe, as was the opening of the niche itself.

Below the niche were seven graffiti, CIL IV 1533-1539.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.54, no.209, with Pl.8, 2 and 3)

See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico.  Milano: LED Edizioni. (p.275)

See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (p.279, L69, some plaster fallen and part of niche destroyed).

 

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Niche with painted altar with plants and snake.

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Niche with painted altar with plants and serpent. 

 

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Niche with painted altar with plants and snake.

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Niche with painted altar with plants and serpent. 

 

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to room 16, exedra on north side of peristyle. Found on the north wall according to Schefold, (1957) was a painting of Pindar and Corinna ? Schefold said in 1962, that the painting had been transferred to Naples Archaeological Museum, Pindar, Myrtis and Corinna. See Schefold, K., 1962. Vergessenes Pompeji. Bern: Francke. (Pl. 57, 2). According to Richardson, the wall painting of Pindar and Corinna, found on the north wall, had the inventory number NAP 9269. He also gave the Helbig reference as Helbig 1379. See Richardson, L., 2000. A Catalog of Identifiable Figure Painters of Ancient Pompeii, Herculaneum. Baltimore: John Hopkins. (p.67). According to Helbig the exedra, left from peristyle, contained a painting of: Gods (deification of) of Homer. This had the same number as the above. See Helbig, W., 1868, Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1379).

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to room 16, exedra on north side of peristyle.

Found on the north wall according to Schefold, (1957) was a painting of Pindar and Corinna ?

Schefold said in 1962, that the painting had been transferred to Naples Archaeological Museum, Pindar, Myrtis and Corinna.

See Schefold, K., 1962. Vergessenes Pompeji. Bern: Francke. (Pl. 57, 2)

According to Richardson, the wall painting of Pindar and Corinna, found on the north wall, had the inventory number NAP 9269.

He also gave the Helbig reference as Helbig 1379.

See Richardson, L., 2000. A Catalog of Identifiable Figure Painters of Ancient Pompeii, Herculaneum. Baltimore: John Hopkins. (p.67).

According to Helbig the exedra, left from peristyle, contained a painting of: Gods (deification of) of Homer. This had the same number as the above.

See Helbig, W., 1868, Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens.  Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel.  (1379).

 

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 16. Exedra on north side of peristyle. According to HELBIG the Exedra, left from peristyle, contained paintings of: Gods (deification of) of Homer. See Helbig, W., 1868, Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1379).

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 16, west wall of exedra.

 

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 16. Exedra on north side of peristyle. According to HELBIG the Exedra, left from peristyle, contained paintings of: Gods (deification of) of Homer. See Helbig, W., 1868, Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1379).

VI.14.43 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 16, east wall of exedra.

 

 

 

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