VII.6.3 Pompeii. Casa della Diana III

or House of M. Spurius Saturninus and D. Volcius Modestus.

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VII.6.3 Pompeii. December 2007. Remains of Lararium wall painting in kitchen g.

Two upright serpents either side of a round altar with plants in the background.

Above this on the upper part, now lost, was an offering scene.

See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (L87, T: 42,1).

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. December 2007. Remains of Lararium wall painting in kitchen g.

According to Boyce, this was located on the north wall next to the ruins of a masonry structure, probably the hearth.

It was painted on a white background.

In the lower zone, two yellow serpents were confronted at a cylindrical altar with offerings, the background adorned with many plants.

A tile was embedded in the wall above the painted altar to serve as a projecting shelf for offerings in front of the painted figures in the upper zone.

Only faint traces of these figures could be seen at the time of excavation.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.67, no.287)

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. December 2007. Rectangular cistern in corridor (i).

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. December 2007. Inside the rectangular cistern in corridor (i).

According to Spano this was closed by a wooden lid that slid in the grooves still visible in the wall.

Rectangular holes in the wall above held a wooden beam from which a pulley was suspended.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1910, p. 444.

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. December 2007. Cistern mouth(s) with tufa lid at the bottom of corridor (i).

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance to bath room (j).

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. December 2007.

Room (j), west side of bath area showing alcove with niche and window above.

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. December 2007. Room (j), west side of bath area and alcove with niche.

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. December 2007. Room (j), flooring in base of alcove in bath area.

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. December 2007. Room (j), south side of bath area.

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. December 2007. Room (j), rectangular alcove in north side of bath area.

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. December 2007. Room (j), bath area.

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. December 2007. Room (j), bath area.

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. December 2007.

Underground corridor f with latrine and rectangular window.

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. December 2007. Staircase 16 from underground rooms to corridor 17.

 

VII.6.3 from VII.6.6 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking south-west from room 5.

Across atrium 3a are rooms 10 and 14 and corridor 15.

Rooms 4 and 6 are to the left of room 5. The tablinum room 12 is in the centre.

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking south from shop-room 5 (VII.6.4), into room 4, cubiculum.

This room also has a doorway on its west side linking to the atrium 3a. Beyond is room 6 also a cubiculum.

The mound of earth behind is the site of the closed ala 9 on the east side of the atrium.

See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.293).

 

 

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