VI.12.2 Pompeii. Casa del Fauno or House of the Faun.

Linked to VI.12.1, VI.12.3, VI.12.5, VI.12.7 and VI.12.8.

Excavated 1829 to 1833, 1900, 1930 and 1960.

Bombed 1943. Reconstructed 1945.

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VI.12.2 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance on Via della Fortuna.

 

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2007.

Entrance with HAVE (Welcome) written in the pavement.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. March 2009. HAVE Mosaic written in the pavement.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2007. Red painted graffiti to left of entrance.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2007. Red painted graffiti to right of entrance.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance fauces.

West wall with shelf, on which is placed a façade with small columns.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Fauces. Small columns on West side.

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

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance fauces.

East wall with shelf, on which is placed a façade with small columns.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2006. Entrance fauces. East wall.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance Fauces floor.

Made of small triangular pieces of marble and slate – red, yellow, green, white and black.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2007. Atrium.

Looking north across impluvium towards Tablinum.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Looking north across impluvium.

Old undated photograph courtesy of the Society of Antiquaries, Fox Collection.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Looking north across east side of atrium.

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

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2005. Atrium.

Impluvium, with diamond pattern bottom and reproduction bronze statue of a Dancing Faun.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Original bronze statue of a Dancing Faun found in Tuscanic atrium.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 5002.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking south from Tablinum, across atrium to Entrance.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2006. Tablinum.

White geometric pattern floor with centre paved with pieces of black, white and green stone.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2005. Mosaic floor of Ala on West side of atrium.

Mosaic picture of Doves pulling a necklace from a jewellery box.

 

 

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