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

Excavated 1894-1895. Linked to VI.15.27.

Peristyle and Viridarium Area.

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VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Painting of fishes from west wall of peristyle.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Painting of fishes from west wall of peristyle.

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

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Painting of winged figure from west wall of peristyle.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Painting of winged figure from west wall of peristyle.

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

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall of peristyle.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking north in room in north-west corner of peristyle.

According to Garcia y Garcia, the doorway in the north wall of this room was opened to aid the carrying away of the debris from the 1943 bombing.

This is a modern doorway.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.96)

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking east along north wall of peristyle.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Possibly early 1900s?

Looking south across peristyle garden showing ornaments in place. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. North side of peristyle, looking east.

Bronze garden fountain statuette of boy, bird and grapes, May 2001.

Photograph courtesy of Current Archaeology.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Two marble herms, the pillars decorated with twining ivy.

On top of each is a double bust.

One represents Silenus and a bacchante (On the left). SAP 690.

The other is Dionysus and Ariadne (On the right). SAP 691.

Photographed at “A Day in Pompeii” exhibition at Melbourne Museum.  September 2009.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Double bust of Silenus and a bacchante at the top of a herm. SAP 690.

Photographed at “A Day in Pompeii” exhibition at Melbourne Museum.  September 2009.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Double bust of Dionysus and Ariadne at the top of a herm. SAP 691.

Photographed at “A Day in Pompeii” exhibition at Melbourne Museum.  September 2009.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Double bust of Dionysus and Ariadne at the top of a herm. SAP 691.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Bust of Dionysus the top of the herm. SAP 691.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Bust of Ariadne at the top of the herm. SAP 691.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii.

Peristyle, looking south across garden in May 2001. Photograph courtesy of Current Archaeology.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking south-west across peristyle, from exedra on north-east side.

 

 

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