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VI.15.1 Pompeii. House of the Vettii or Casa dei Vettii or Domus Vettiorum.

Excavated 1894-1895. Linked to VI.15.27.

Room of the Cupids or Cherubs.

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VI.15.1 Plan

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Doorway to room of the Cupids or Cherubs.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Doorway to room of the cupids or cherubs.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Mosaic at entrance to Room of the Cupids or Cherubs.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Mosaic at doorway to room of the cupids or cherubs.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Room of the Cupids or Cherubs. Mosaic floor.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking north across mosaic floor.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Wall painting on west side of entrance doorway, on south wall.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006.

Wall painting on west side of entrance doorway, on south wall.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Wall painting of Silenus and Hermaphroditus on west side of doorway. See Peters, W.J.T. (1963): Landscape in Romano-Campanian Mural Paintings.The Netherland, Van Gorcum & Comp. (p. 136, Plate 122).

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Wall painting of Silenus and Hermaphroditus on west side of doorway.

See Peters, W.J.T. (1963): Landscape in Romano-Campanian Mural Paintings. The Netherlands, Van Gorcum & Comp. (p. 136, Plate 122).

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Room of the Cupids or Cherubs. West wall.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall of room of the cupids or cherubs.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Room of the Cupids or Cherubs. Wall plaque

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Wall plaque on west wall.

 

VI.15.1 House of the Vettii. R oom of the Cupids or Cherubs. Wall painting. Above wall painting of three Psychai gathering flowers. Below is a female figure or priestess holding implements of sacrifice.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall. The above wall painting is of three Psychai gathering flowers.

Below is a female figure or priestess holding implements of sacrifice.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall with detail of remains of painting.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall with detail of remains of painting.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall with detail of painting of female figure or priestess holding implement of sacrifice.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006.

West wall with detail of painting of female figure or priestess holding implement of sacrifice.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Room of the Cupids or Cherubs. Painting of Cupids buying and selling wine. Underneath left is a standing figure of an Amazon armed with shield. Underneath right is a standing female figure or priestess holding implements of sacrifice.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall with painting of cupids buying and selling wine

Underneath left is a standing figure of an Amazon armed with a shield.

Underneath right is a standing female figure or priestess holding implements of sacrifice.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Room of the Cupids or Cherubs. Wall painting showing Orestes and Pylades at Tauris in the presence of King Thoas and of Iphigenia who is now a priestess of Artemis. Underneath is a standing figure of an Amazon armed with a shield.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall.

Wall painting showing Orestes and Pylades at Tauris in the presence of King Thoas and of Iphigenia who is now a priestess of Artemis.

Underneath is a standing figure of an Amazon armed with a shield.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Room of the Cupids or Cherubs. Painting of Cupids buying and selling wine

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall with painting of cupids buying and selling wine

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Room of the Cupids or Cherubs. Wall painting. Above is a wall painting of three Psychai gathering flowers. Below is a female figure or priestess holding implements of sacrifice.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall. Above is a wall painting of three Psychai gathering flowers..

Below is a female figure or priestess holding implements of sacrifice.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall in north-west corner. Above is a wall painting of three Psychai gathering flowers. Below is a female figure or priestess holding implements of sacrifice.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall in north-west corner.

Above is a wall painting of three Psychai gathering flowers.

Below is a female figure or priestess holding implements of sacrifice.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Upper north-west corner in room of the cupids or cherubs.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Upper north-west corner in room of the cupids or cherubs.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. North-west corner with painting of cupids celebrating a festival in honour of Bacchus. Underneath right is a standing female figure of a Bacchante.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006.

Lower north-west corner with painting of cupids celebrating a festival in honour of Bacchus

Underneath right is a standing female figure of a Bacchante.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. North wall in north-west corner with painting of cupids celebrating a festival in honour of Bacchus.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006.

North wall in north-west corner with painting of cupids celebrating a festival in honour of Bacchus.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Room of the Cupids or Cherubs. Wall painting. Above the standing female figure of a Bacchante is a small panel showing three Psychai gathering flowers.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. North wall.

Above the standing female figure of a Bacchante is a small panel showing three Psychai gathering flowers.

 

 

 

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