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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.

Entrance, Vestibule and Atrium.

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Atrium.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Painting in vestibule.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Painting in vestibule.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking west towards peristyle from atrium.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking west towards peristyle from atrium.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking west towards peristyle from atrium.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking west towards peristyle from atrium.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking north-west towards peristyle from atrium.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking north-west towards peristyle from atrium.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking west across impluvium in atrium

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking west across impluvium in atrium

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Old undated postcard. Looking east across atrium from peristyle towards entrance doorway, in centre of picture. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Old undated postcard. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

Looking east across atrium from peristyle towards entrance doorway, in centre of picture.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of painting in atrium and doorway to bedroom on left of main entrance.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006.

Detail of painting in atrium and doorway to bedroom on left of main entrance.

 

Bedroom in atrium on left (south) of main entrance

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of painting in Atrium.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of painting in atrium.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of painting in Atrium on doorway to bedroom on left of main entrance.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006.

Detail of painting in atrium on doorway to bedroom on left of main entrance.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of painting in Atrium on doorway to bedroom on left of main entrance.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006.                       

Detail of painting in atrium on doorway to bedroom on left of main entrance.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Doorway in Atrium to bedroom on left of main entrance.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006.

Doorway in atrium to bedroom on left of main entrance.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. East wall with frieze showing fish and marine life and unidentified painting.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006.  

East wall with frieze showing fish and marine life and unidentified painting.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Frieze showing fish and marine life.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. East wall with frieze showing fish and marine life.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Detail of frieze showing fish and marine life, May 2001. Courtesy of Current Archaeology.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Detail of frieze showing fish and marine life, May 2001.

Courtesy of Current Archaeology.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. South wall with frieze showing fish and marine life.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. South wall with frieze showing fish and marine life.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. South wall with painting of Leander swimming towards his beloved Hero in her tower.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006.

South wall with painting of Leander swimming towards his beloved Hero in her tower.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. North wall with frieze showing fish and marine life.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. North wall with frieze showing fish and marine life.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. North wall with painting of Ariadne being abandoned by Theseus. Ariadne is being watched over by a cupid

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006.

North wall with painting of Ariadne being abandoned by Theseus.

Ariadne is being watched over by a cupid.

 

 

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