VIII.4.15 Pompeii. Domus Cornelia or House of Cornelius Rufus.

Linked to VIII.4.14, VIII.4.16, VIII.4.22, VIII.4.23 and VIII.4.30.

Excavated 1855, 1861 and 1893.  (Strada d’Olconio 15).

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VIII.4.15 Pompeii.  December 2004.  Entrance.

In September 1853, found on the pilaster, between VIII.4.15 and 14, on the right, painted in red and black, were:

 

M(arcum)  Holconium  Priscum

II vir(um)  d(ignum)  r(ei)  p(ublicae)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)   [CIL IV 745]

 

L(ucium)  C(eium)  Secundum  Ii vir(um)  i(ure)  d(icundo)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)   [CIL IV 746]

 

Painted in red, was:

C(aium)  C(alventium)  S(ittium)  M(agnum)

Fuscus  rog(at)   [CIL IV 747]

 

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples : Nicola Longobardi. (p.170)

 

According to Fiorelli the above CIL IV 746 was readable as:

L  . C .  SECVNDVM

II . VIR . I.  D. O. V. F.  VER  ET  ADIUTOR

                                             ROGANT

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (P.129)

 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance on Via dell’Abbondanza.

 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, atrium. Looking south through entrance fauces.

 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 1, looking north to entrance fauces and east wall.

 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009.

Upper section of remains of plaster on east wall of entrance fauces.

 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance fauces remains of decorated floor.

 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance fauces floor and white marble door fitting.

 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. White marble door fitting, in floor of entrance fauces.

 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, atrium with impluvium. Looking south.

 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, impluvium in atrium. Looking south-east.

 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. September 2005. Impluvium.

 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, atrium. 

Corner of impluvium, with remains of mosaic, in south-west corner.

Note the beautiful mosaic edge to the impluvium shown in the old photos in Part 3.

 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, impluvium in atrium. Looking east across the south side.

According to Jashemski, this house was one of many which, after the introduction of the aqueduct, had a fountain in the atrium.

Between the two table supports that stood at the edge of the impluvium there was a round opening which contained the bronze key.

This controlled the jet in the middle of the impluvium.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.213)

 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, impluvium in atrium.

 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. 

Supports of marble table or cartibulum. Bust and herm of C Cornelio Rufo – are in background.

Undated photograph. Courtesy of Society of Antiquaries. Fox Collection.

 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. December 2007.  

Supports of marble table or cartibulum. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum.

 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. December 2007. 

Griffins on supports for a marble table or cartibulum. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum.

 

 

 

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