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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. Marble statue,found 14th June 1832 in centre of garden. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 264923. See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples : Nicola Longobardi. (p.146) PAH II, 254

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Marble statue., found 14th June 1832 in centre of garden.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 264923.

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples : Nicola Longobardi.

(p.146)  PAH II, 254.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Marble statue.Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 264923.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Marble statue, found 14th June 1832 in centre of garden.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 264923.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Marble table supports with lions legs. Found in second peristyle on 26th October 1831. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 53396. See PAH II, 252.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Marble table supports with lions legs.

Found in second peristyle on 26th October 1831.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 53396

See PAH II, 252.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking south to south-west corner of rear peristyle.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. September 2005.

Looking south to south-west corner of rear peristyle.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Old undated photograph. Oecus 44. Courtesy of Society of Antiquaries. Fox Collection. In the collection it is labelled as Frieze in Winter Triclinium from the House of Sallust. Anne Laidlaw, the Director of Excavations of the House of Sallust, has confirmed for us that it is in fact from the House of the Faun. See Laidlaw, A., 1985. The first style in Pompeii: painting and architecture. Giorgio Bretschneider (Pl. 49c).

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Old undated photograph. Oecus 44.

Courtesy of Society of Antiquaries. Fox Collection.

In the collection it is labelled as “Frieze in Winter Triclinium from the House of Sallust”.

Anne Laidlaw, the Director of Excavations of the House of Sallust, has confirmed for us that it is in fact from the House of the Faun.

See Laidlaw, A., 1985. The first style in Pompeii: painting and architecture. Giorgio Bretschneider  (Pl. 49c).

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking south-east from exedra, across first peristyle garden towards VI.12.5.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. September 2005.

Looking south-east from exedra, across central garden towards VI.12.5.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking north-east towards exedra with recreated Alexander mosaic.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking north-east towards exedra with recreated Alexander mosaic.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Mosaic of hippopotamus, crocodile, Ibis and other creatures of the Nile. This threshold was found at the open front of the broad exedra (37) between the columns in front of the Alexander mosaic, on 24th October 1831. See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey F. W. Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan. (p. 293). Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9990. See PAH II, 250. See Real Museo Borbonico VIII Ta XLV (1832).

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Mosaic of hippopotamus, crocodile, Ibis and other creatures of the Nile.

This threshold was found at the open front of the broad exedra (37) between the columns in front of the Alexander mosaic, on 24th October 1831.

See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey F. W. Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan. (p. 293).

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9990.

See PAH II, 250.

See Real Museo Borbonico VIII Ta XLV (1832).

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Found in the pavement of the Exedra. Mosaic of water birds. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory s. n. See Real Museo Borbonico VIII Ta XLV (1832).

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Found in the pavement of the exedra. Mosaic of water birds.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory s. n.

See Real Museo Borbonico VIII Ta XLV (1832).

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Found in the pavement of the Exedra. Mosaic of water birds. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory s. n. See Real Museo Borbonico VIII Ta XLV (1832).

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Found in the pavement of the exedra. Mosaic of water birds.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory s. n.

See Real Museo Borbonico VIII Ta XLV (1832).

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Capitals above Exedra.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Capitals above exedra.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Capital.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Capital.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Capital.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Capital.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking north-east across exedra floor, showing recreated Alexander mosaic.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2005.

Looking north-east across exedra floor, showing recreated Alexander mosaic.

 

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Original Alexander mosaic found in VI.12.2 on 24th October 1831. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 10020. See PAH II, 250.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Original Alexander mosaic found in VI.12.2 on 24th October 1831.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum.  Inventory number 10020.

See PAH II, 250.

 

 

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