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, 1960. Bombed 1943. Reconstructed 1945.

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VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2006.

Looking north across first garden from rear of tablinum window, towards exedra and rear peristyle.

According to Jashemski, this peristyle was enclosed on all four sides by a portico supported by twenty-eight columns covered with fine white stucco.

These columns were in the process of being repaired at the time of the eruption.

In the middle of the garden was a base of a marble fountain, from which water jetted into a shallow pool.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.145)

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. 1945. Looking north across first garden from rear of tablinum window, towards exedra and rear peristyle.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Terracotta facing with Nereid on a sea horse.

Found in first peristyle on 1st July 1831.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 21515.

See PAH II, 250.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Terracotta facing with Nereid on a sea horse.

Found in first peristyle on 1st July 1831.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 21516.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Terracotta facing with Nereid on a sea horse.

Found in first peristyle on 1st July 1831.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 21517.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Terracotta facing with Nereid on a sea horse.

Found in first peristyle on 1st July 1831.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 21518.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Looking north from first garden across exedra to rear peristyle.

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

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. May 2004. Looking south along east portico of rear peristyle.

According to Jashemski, the rear peristyle was enclosed by 43 stuccoed columns.

Below the two middle columns of the south portico there was a marble puteal, and beside it a marble table supported by a winged sphinx with the feet of a dog.

Fragments of two statuettes were found in the garden.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.145)

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. May 2004. Looking west along north portico of rear peristyle.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. September 2005. Rear north wall of peristyle garden.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. September 2005. Rear north wall with two large niches.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2006. Rear north wall with two large niches with aedicula facades.

At least one of these niches was a lararium.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p51, No.189A).

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2006. Puteal in peristyle.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. May 2004.

Looking from south portico across rear peristyle garden towards north-east corner.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii.

Marble table support in the form of a sphinx, found between the columns in the second peristyle on 1st July 1831.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 6869.

See PAH II, 250.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Marble table support in the form of a sphinx.

Found in second peristyle on 1st July 1831.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 6869.

 

 

 

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