VIII.2.30 Pompeii. House of Severus.

Linked to VIII.2.29. Excavated 1767, 1883, 1928.

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VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005. East side of atrium.

North-east corner of atrium, with window and doorway of cubiculum.

 

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005.

East side of atrium, with open recess and doorway and window to a cubiculum, on the left.

According to Bull. Inst., on the east wall of these rooms were four paintings of masks. Two on the east wall of each room.

The background of the paintings was dark blue. (See Not.d.Sc., 1883, p.175)

On the right is the open doorway to the east ala.

 

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005. South-east corner of atrium, with doorway to ala, on the left.

A blocked doorway in the south wall of the ala would have led to a room on the east of the tablinum.

The tablinium can be seen on the right.

 

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking east in east ala.

 

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking west across south side of atrium, from east ala to west ala.

 

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005.

Looking north across tablinum, towards atrium and entrance doorway.

On the right is a doorway leading into the large room on the east of the tablinum.

 

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking east across large room on east side of tablinum.

In the centre can be seen a doorway leading to a corridor, and stairs to rooms below.

 

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005.

Corridor on east side of house, leading north.

 

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking south down steps to rear portico.

Originally there would have been two flights of steps, a few leading down to the level of the kitchen, on the right.

Followed by another flight of 16 steps, which were totally preserved. These led to the narrow portico.

 

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005.

Looking south from rear of large room on east side of tablinum on upper level, down steps to rear portico and garden.

In the right front, would have been the kitchen, and at its rear on a lower level, would have been a large room leading onto the portico.

 

VIII.2.28, VIII.2.29, VIII.2.30 centre and VIII.2.34 from rear. September 2004.

The rear garden would have been built on the volcanic ledge, behind the green bushes.

According to Jashemski, in the eastern house, VIII.2.30, the rooms at the rear opened onto a narrow portico (2.20m wide) supported by columns joined by a wooden fence.

A few steps led down from this portico to the small garden which had been built over and beyond the city wall by constructing a support wall on the lava ledge.

In the middle of the garden was a pool.

On the street level, the rooms at the rear of this double house opened onto two wide terraces from which there would have been a magnificient view.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.208)

 

VIII.2.26, VIII.2.28, VIII.2.29, VIII.2.30 (right) from rear. September 2004.

 

VIII.2.29 and VIII.2.30 from rear. December 2005

 

VIII.2.30 left, looking east along rear towards VIII.2.39. December 2005.

 

 

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