IX.6.5 Pompeii. House of Oppius Gratus.

Linked to IX.6.4, IX.6.6 and IX.6.7. Excavated 1878.

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IX.6.5 Pompeii. May 2005. North side of peristyle garden area, looking east.

Note there are no longer any columns on the east side (see below).

The low wall that joined them survives (see picture at IX.6.7).

 

IX.6.5 Pompeii.  North side of peristyle garden area, looking east. 

Note the columns still standing, in the distance on the east side.

Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

 

IX.6.5 Pompeii. May 2005.

Cistern mouth in north-west corner of peristyle, looking south.

 

IX.6.5 Pompeii. May 2005. Peristyle garden area, looking south-east.

According to Jashemski, the portico around the peristyle was supported on four sides by 16 columns.

They were painted black below, and white with reddish cast above.

The columns on the east side were joined by a low wall.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.238)

 

IX.6.5 Pompeii. May 2005. Peristyle garden area, looking south-west.

 

IX.6.5 Pompeii. May 2005. Column in peristyle, looking west along south side.

 

IX.6.5 Pompeii. May 2005. Room in south-west corner of peristyle, triclinium.

Eschebach identified the exedra (triclinium) onto the garden, as being on the right hand side (south) of the tablinum.

See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.427)

 

According to Della Corte, found in the triclinium against the skeleton of a fugitive, were silver and bronze coins, a golden ring and three statues of Penates, together with nine bronze bracelets.

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.163)

 

According to Boyce, in the south-east corner of the south portico of the peristyle were found numerous objects.

They included vases, lamps, jewellery, and also three bronze statuettes –

Mercury, holding his purse in his right hand, and caduceus in his left –

Two Lares, each with patera and rhyton.

He gave the reference as Not.Scavi, 1878, 372.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.86-7)

 

According to Not.degli Scavi di Ant. 1878, pp.372-3, on 11th November, a skeleton was found on the right of the peristyle, with money and a silver ring.

On 22nd November, in the south-east corner of the peristyle, a ring, money and other objects, including a bronze statuette of Mercury and two statuettes of the Lars, were found.

These objects, found in the house, can be seen in the guide to the ”Tales from an Eruption” exhibition, edited by Prof. P. G. Guzzo, Milan: Electa, (pp.113-115)

These are now held in Naples Archaeological Museum -

Octagonal bronze inkpot, Inventory number 115614

Bronze bracelets with big green glass paste stone as fastening, Inventory number 118270-71

Bronze statuettes of Lares, Inventory number 115555-56

Bronze statuette of Mercury, with Petasus and Caduceus and bag, Inventory number 115554.

 

IX.6.5 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking north-west from tablinum across atrium.

 

IX.6.5 Pompeii. May 2005.Staircase in ala on south side of atrium, looking south.

 

IX.6.5 Pompeii. May 2005. Room on south of atrium.

 

IX.6.5 Pompeii. May 2005. Room on south of atrium, looking south.

 

IX.6.5 Pompeii. May 2005. Room to south of remains of entrance corridor, looking west.

 

IX.6.5 Pompeii. May 2005.      Vicolo di Tesmo, looking south.                                IX.3

 

IX.6.5 Pompeii. May 2005. Vicolo di Tesmo, looking south     IX.3

 

IX.5.20 Pompeii. May 2005. Unnamed vicolo, looking east.                   IX.6.5 Pompeii.

 

 

 

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