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 33, 1900, 1930, 1960. Bombed 1943. Reconstructed 1945.

(Strada della Fortuna 55).

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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.

According to Varone and Stefani, many graffiti were found on this side of the doorway.

The only one still partly readable, being CIL IV 2886.

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider, (p.322-328)

 

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de), CIL IV 2886 read as –

 

[M(arcum) Ar]torium I[Iv(irum)] v(irum) [b(onum)]      [CIL IV 2886]

 

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

According to Varone and Stefani, many graffiti were found on this side of the doorway.

The only two still very faintly readable, being CIL IV 2882 (at the top) and CIL IV 14 (in the middle).

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider, (p.322-328)

 

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

 

] Homo[3]

[3]art[                           [CIL IV 15 = CIL IV 2882]

 

 [3] Aquti(um) [3]       [CIL IV 14]

 

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. East wall of entrance fauces.

 

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. Looking north across impluvium in atrium, towards tablinum.

 

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

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

According to Garcia y Garcia, two bombs fell on this house in 1943.

One caused the destruction of three rooms to the north-east of the Tuscanic atrium, then causing damage to other areas.

The loss of 1st style painting on the north and east walls of the atrium, and on the dividing wall of two cubicula to the west of these.

The mosaic floor was also damaged.

In a cubiculum in the south-east of the atrium, there was a total loss of the 2nd style painting.

In the other two cubicula on the east side, there was a total loss of the 1st and 4th style decoration.

The floor of the centre of the atrium also suffered damage.

The other bomb fell on the secondary atrium, see VI.12.5.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.82-85, with photos)

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Photo of 1880s by G  Sommer. Looking north across impluvium in atrium, to tablinum.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Looking north across impluvium.

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

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Photo c.1870. Looking north across impluvium in atrium, to tablinum.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Photo c.1865. Looking north across impluvium in atrium, to tablinum.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

 

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