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II.9.1 Pompeii. House of Quietus?.

Excavated 1954, 1971, 1987.  Restored 1988.

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II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance doorway. According to Varone and Stefani, when excavated a painted image of Mercury was seen here. On the left side of Mercury, CIL IV 9903 and 9904 were found. See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider, (p.226) According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de), these read – Popidium Rufum IIvir(um) Quietus rog(at) [CIL IV 9903] Sabinum aed(ilem) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis) v(iis) a(edibus) s(acris) p(ublicis) p(rocurandis) v(irum?) s() d(ignum) r(ei) p(ublicae) [CIL IV 9904]

II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance doorway.

According to Varone and Stefani, when excavated a painted image of Mercury was seen here.

On the left side of Mercury, CIL IV 9903 and 9904 were found.

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider, (p.226)

 

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de), these read –

 

Popidium Rufum

IIvir(um) Quietus rog(at)       [CIL IV 9903]


Sabinum aed(ilem) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis) v(iis) a(edibus) s(acris) p(ublicis) p(rocurandis) v(irum?) s() d(ignum) r(ei) p(ublicae)    [CIL IV 9904]

 

II.9.1. Entrance corridor. September 2004.

II.9.1 Pompeii. September 2004. Entrance corridor. 

 

II.9.1. Entrance corridor looking into atrium. December 2004.

II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2004. Entrance corridor, looking east into atrium. 

 

II.9.1. December 2007. Looking east from entrance across atrium.

II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking east from entrance across atrium.

 

II.9.1. December 2007. Atrium. North wall.

II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2007. North wall of atrium, and north-east corner.

 

II.9.1. December 2007. Atrium. East wall.

II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2007. East wall of atrium.  

 

II.9.1. December 2007. South east corner of atrium.

II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2007. South-east corner of atrium.

 

II.9.1. December 2007. Atrium. South wall.

II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2007. South wall of atrium. 

 

II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2007. West wall of atrium, and south west corner, with two windows and blocked doorway.

II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2007.

West wall of atrium, and south west corner, with two windows and blocked doorway.  

 

II.9.1. December 2007. Atrium.

II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking east across atrium.

 

II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Cistern head in impluvium in atrium?

II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Cistern head in impluvium in atrium?

 

II.9.1. December 2007. Room with large window on south side behind atrium.

II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to room with large window on south side behind atrium. 

 

II.9.1. December 2007. Room with large window on south side behind atrium. North west corner.

II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2007.

North-west corner of room with large window on south side behind atrium. 

 

II.9.1. December 2007. Room with large window on south side behind atrium. Detail of painting on west wall.

II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2007.

Detail of painting on west wall in room with large window on south side behind atrium. 

 

II.9.1. December 2007. Room with large window on south side behind atrium. West wall.

II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2007.

West wall of room with large window on south side behind atrium. 

 

II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Two painted figures in centre of west wall in room with large window on south side behind atrium. According to Giacobello, a painted lararium was seen on the west wall of room 9, in the centre of white wall plaster. A serpent was coiled around an altar, the Genius assisted by a camillo was sacrificing. The Lares were at the sides of this scene. See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni. (p.162) Frohlich refers to as a very faded painting on the west wall of room 9? See Fröhlich, T., 1991, Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (L41b: p.266).

II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2007.

Remains of two painted figures in centre of west wall in room with large window on south side behind atrium. 

 

II.9.1. December 2007. Room with large window on south side behind atrium. South wall and window in east wall overlooking summer triclinium.

II.9.1 Pompeii. December 2007.

South wall and window in east wall overlooking summer triclinium, in room with large window on south side behind atrium.

 

 

 

 

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