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VI.14.30 Pompeii. Casa di Laocoonte or House of Laocoon.

Excavated 1876.

 

VI.14.30 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance.

VI.14.30 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance.

 

VI.14.30 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance.

VI.14.30 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance.

 

VI.14.30 Pompeii. September 2004. Looking west across atrium towards tablinum with corridor to VI.14.32 in its west wall. In the tablinum was found a wall painting of Aeneas’s encounter with Polyphemus. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 111211. See Richardson, L., 2000. A Catalog of Identifiable Figure Painters of Ancient Pompeii, Herculaneum. Baltimore: John Hopkins. (p.67) See Sogliano, A., 1879. Le pitture murali campane scoverte negli anni 1867-79. Napoli: (p. 123, no.603, according to Sogliano it was found damaged in its upper and lower parts).

VI.14.30 Pompeii. September 2004. Looking west across atrium towards tablinum with corridor to VI.14.32 in its west wall.

In the tablinum was found a wall painting of  Aeneas’s encounter with Polyphemus.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 111211.

See Richardson, L., 2000. A Catalog of Identifiable Figure Painters of Ancient Pompeii, Herculaneum. Baltimore: John Hopkins. (p.67)

See Sogliano, A., 1879. Le pitture murali campane scoverte negli anni 1867-79. Napoli:

(p. 123, no.603, according to Sogliano it was found damaged in its upper and lower parts).

 

VI.14.30 Pompeii. Wall painting of the death of Laocoon and his sons, found on the south wall of the atrium. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 111210. According to Sogliano, when found this was damaged on its left side. See Sogliano, A., 1879. Le pitture murali campane scoverte negli anni 1867-79. Napoli: (p.115, no. 581)

VI.14.30 Pompeii.

Wall painting of the death of Laocoon and his sons, found on the south wall of the atrium.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 111210.

According to Sogliano, when found this was damaged on its left side.

See Sogliano, A., 1879. Le pitture murali campane scoverte negli anni 1867-79. Napoli: (p.115, no. 581)

 

VI.14.30 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking towards south wall of atrium, and south-west towards the garden area. According to Jashemski, the small garden excavated in 1875, to the south of the tablinum had a roofed passageway on the north and west. Built against the east wall was an aedicula lararium: on the south wall was a low niche, perhaps for decorative sculpture, and a garden painting. There were two puteals, one of terracotta the other of lava. See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.150) According to Boyce,against the east wall of the garden stands an aedicula. Above a solid base, two columns without capitals support a pediment. In the tympanum is painted a large aquatic bird of reddish colour with wings spread. It stands upon a black cloth, across its wings lies a black cord ending in a bow-knot, on each side of the bird stands a green marine goat. The base of the aedicula is black, adorned with a painted garland. The rear wall within the shrine is hollowed out in the form of a seashell and painted in imitation of one. In the south wall of the same garden is a niche with projecting floor and vaulted ceiling. Its walls are adorned with painted plants, flowers and birds. We can only speculate on the purpose of this niche. Presumably the aedicula is the lararium, the niche probably contained a figure of primarily decorative character. See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.53, no.203, and Pl. 35,1) According to Giacobello, the painted decoration on the aedicula and architecture has disappeared, leaving only the stone podium and the niche. The wall was decorated with a rich garden painting. Regarding the niche on the south wall of garden, originally painted with flowers, plants and birds, today disappeared, only the red plaster remains. See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni. (p.275)

VI.14.30 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking towards south wall of atrium, and south-west towards the garden area.

According to Jashemski, the small garden excavated in 1875, to the south of the tablinum had a roofed passageway on the north and west.

Built against the east wall was an aedicula lararium: on the south wall was a low niche, perhaps for decorative sculpture, and a garden painting.

There were two puteals, one of terracotta the other of lava.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.150)

 

According to Boyce,against the east wall of the garden stands an aedicula.

Above a solid base, two columns without capitals support a pediment.

In the tympanum is painted a large aquatic bird of reddish colour with wings spread.

It stands upon a black cloth, across its wings lies a black cord ending in a bow-knot, on each side of the bird stands a green marine goat.

The base of the aedicula is black, adorned with a painted garland.

The rear wall within the shrine is hollowed out in the form of a seashell and painted in imitation of one.

In the south wall of the same garden is a niche with projecting floor and vaulted ceiling.

Its walls are adorned with painted plants, flowers and birds.

We can only speculate on the purpose of this niche.

Presumably the aedicula is the lararium, the niche probably contained a figure of primarily decorative character.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.53, no.203, and Pl. 35,1)

 

According to Giacobello, the painted decoration on the aedicula and architecture has disappeared, leaving only the stone podium and the niche.

The wall was decorated with a rich garden painting.

Regarding the niche on the south wall of garden, originally painted with flowers,plants and birds, today disappeared, only the red plaster remains.

See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico.  Milano: LED Edizioni. (p.275)

 

VI.14.30 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking west along north side of atrium.

VI.14.30 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking west along north side of atrium.

 

VI.14.30 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking south along east side of atrium. The entrance corridor or fauces is on the left, the doorway into VI.14.28 is on the right.

VI.14.30 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking south along east side of atrium.

The entrance corridor or fauces is on the left, the doorway into VI.14.28 is on the right.

 

VI.14.30 Pompeii. Showing area on model in Naples Archaeological Museum.

 

 

 

 

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