VII.10.3 Pompeii. Casa della Caccia nuova. House of Florillus? 

Linked to VII.10.14 in the past but doorway now blocked.

Excavated 1821 and 1863.

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VII.10.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking east across mosaic floor in tablinum, room 7.

 

VII.10.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking east from tablinum into garden room 13. 

According to Jashemski, the garden at the rear of the tablinum, excavated in 1863, was enclosed by a portico on the west, south and east sides.

The portico was supported by five white, fluted, stuccoed columns. 

There was an engaged column at the north-west corner. 

A low wall joined the columns, leaving an entrance to the garden opposite the wide entrance from the tablinum. 

At the south end of the garden was a small pool with a hole in the centre for a fountain jet. 

There was a gutter around the edges of the garden. 

On the north wall was a large animal painting, but nothing now remains of this painting except the wide red border. 

There was a good view of the garden from the exedra at the rear. 

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.191)

 

VII.10.3 Pompeii. December 2005. North wall and north-east corner of garden room 13.

According to Jashemski, on the north wall was a large animal painting, but nothing now remains of this painting except the wide red border. 

 

VII.10.3 Pompeii. December 2005. East wall, and columns of portico of garden room 13.

 

VII.10.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Garden room 13, small fountain pool on south side of garden.

 

VII.10.3 Pompeii. December 2005.

Garden 13, south-west corner of peristyle, with blocked doorway leading to VII.10.14.

Doorway to room 17 is on the left, after the blocked doorway.

According to Jashemski, steps led from the peristyle to a large garden, which was excavated in 1863, with a separate entrance at number 14.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.191)

 

VII.10.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Room 14, east wall of exedra, at rear of peristyle garden.

 

VII.10.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Room 14, inlaid marble floor of exedra.

 

VII.10.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Room 15, looking east into room 16.

The doorway to room 14 is on the far right in room 16.

 

 

VII.10.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Remains of painted plaster.

 

VII.10.3 Pompeii. December 2005.

Looking west from the exedra room 14, across the peristyle, through the tablinum, towards the house entrance.

 

VII.10.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Corridor 18, looking south into room 19.

According to Boyce, in the kitchen was a lararium painting upon a white background, depicting Fortuna.

In her left hand she held a rudder, her right hand extended above a globe which lay at her feet.

The painting was incomplete, for on the right side the stucco showed that at least one more figure was to have been added.

Helbig 74.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.69, no.308)

 

VII.10.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Room 19 with remains of wall painting.

 

VII.10.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Room 9, looking south to doorway of room 22.

 

 

 

 

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