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I.10.4 Pompeii. Casa del Menandro or House of the Menander

or House of the Silver Treasure.

House. Part 1.                           Part 2

 

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I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2006. Entrance.

I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2006. Entrance.

 

I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Entrance.

I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Entrance.

 

I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2006. Painted plaster on front wall to right of entrance, and faded graffiti.

I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2006.

Painted plaster on front wall to right of entrance, and faded graffiti.

 

I.10.4 Pompeii. Fauces or entrance corridor. May 2006. Painting of bird (swan?) with wings outstretched.

I.10.4 Pompeii. Fauces or entrance corridor. May 2006.

Painting of bird (swan?) with wings outstretched.

 

I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2006. Atrium and impluvium, looking south from entrance.

I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2006. Atrium and impluvium, looking south from entrance.

 

I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking across atrium to tablinum and peristyle garden.

I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking across atrium to tablinum and peristyle garden.

 

I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking towards the south west corner of the atrium, showing room 8, corridor 10, and room 7.

I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2006.

Looking towards the south west corner of the atrium, showing room 8, corridor 10, and room 7.

 

I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking towards the south east corner of the atrium showing corridor 9 and room 8.

I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2006.

Looking towards the south east corner of the atrium showing corridor 9 and room 8.

 

I.10.4 Pompeii. North side of atrium. Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

I.10.4 Pompeii. North side of atrium.

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

 

I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2006. North-west corner of atrium, with doorway to room 5, the lararium and doorway to room 2.

I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2006.

North-west corner of atrium with doorway to room 5, the lararium and doorway to room 2.

 

I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Atrium. Aedicula lararium.

I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Atrium. Aedicula lararium.

 

I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2010. North-west corner of atrium, front of the aedicula lararium, looking north.

I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2010.

North-west corner of atrium, front of the aedicula lararium, looking north.

 

I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2010. North-west corner of atrium, side of the aedicula lararium, looking west.

I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2010. North-west corner of atrium, side of the aedicula lararium, looking west.

 

I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2010. North-west corner of atrium, doorway to room 2.

I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2010. North-west corner of atrium, doorway to room 2.

 

I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Stone stairs in room 2.

I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Stone stairs in room 2.

 

I.10.4 Pompeii. Room 2, large arched recess under stone stairs.

I.10.4 Pompeii. Room 2, large arched recess under stone stairs.

 

I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 2, niche and recess below stairs to upper floor. According to Boyce, in a small room with an arched recess beneath the stairs, there was a small masonry altar with two cavities in the top, and a niche in the wall above. See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (50C on p.28). He quoted his reference as MAIURI, Casa del Menandro, 37.

I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 2, niche and recess below stairs to upper floor.

According to Boyce, in a small room with an arched recess beneath the stairs,

there was a small masonry altar with two cavities in the top, and a niche in the wall above.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (50C on p.28)

He quoted his reference as MAIURI, Casa del Menandro, 37.

 

 

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