VII.16.15 Pompeii. House of Aulus Umbricius Scaurus (Father and Son).

Linked to VII.16.12, VII.16.13, VII.16.14, VII.16.16.

Part 3                        Part 1

 

Part 2      VII.16.15/16 Casa di Umbricius Scaurus (I) plan      VII.16.13/12/14 Casa di Umbricius Scaurus (II) plan

 

VII.16 Pompeii. May 2011. Looking south-east across rear of VII.16.16, and VII.16.15.

Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

 

VII.16.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking south-west from area 14.

Area 18 of VII.16.13 on upper level is the flat area at the top left in the photograph.

Corridor 33 and adjacent rooms on the lower level of VII.16.15 are on the right of the photograph.

The remains of room 8 are on the left front of the photograph.

 

VII.16.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north-east towards room 2, atrium from area 18, peristyle of VII.16.13.

 

VII.16.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north-east across room 2 atrium, from area 14.

 

VII.16.15 Pompeii.  “Cornice in terracotta of a Compluvium preserved at Pompeii”. 

Photograph courtesy of Society of Antiquaries, Fox Collection.

These are Grondaia or water spouts that fed rainwater from the Compluvium in the roof to the Impluvium below.   

These were reconstructed and displayed during the 19^th century in VII.4.15/16 before the Antiquarium was opened.

 

Mau identified these as being from “a House near the Porta Marina”.

The plan provided by Mau can be used to identify the house as VII.16.12/15 the House of Umbricius Scaurus.

See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey F. W. Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan. (p.251, p.253, p.298).

 

VII.16.15 Pompeii. September 2005. East end of north side of room 2, atrium.

 

VII.16.15 Pompeii. September 2005. West end of north side of room 2, atrium.

There are no rooms at this level on this side only a vertical drop to rooms on the lower level.

 

VII.16.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north-west across lower levels from area 14.

Room 30 is the arch at the rear. Room 7 is front right of the photograph and room 25 is centre left.

This photograph also shows the vertical drop at the north side of room 2, atrium.

 

VII.16.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north from area 18 of VII.16.13.

Looking down onto room 34 (at front) across room 27 to large arch, with vaulted room behind.

 

 

VII.16.15 Pompeii. December 2007.

Looking north-east towards area 14, the flat area on upper level, from area 18, the peristyle of VII.16.13.

On the lower level are unnumbered rooms which may have been under area 14.

 

VII.16.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north-west across rooms 27 to 36 on lower level.

 

VII.16.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Corridor 33, room 35 and room 36 on lower level.

 

VII.16.15 Pompeii. September 2005.

Looking west from area 14, across lower level corridor 33 and surrounding rooms.

 

VII.16.15 Pompeii. December 2007.

Looking north from room 2, atrium, across lower levels towards room 18 on lower level of VII.16.16.

 

VII.16.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north-east from north side of room 2, atrium.

Looking across site of rooms 7, 6, 5, and rooms 15 and 16 on lower level of VII.16.16.

 

VII.16.15 Pompeii. December 2007. North-east corner of room 2, atrium.

Looking towards doorway to room 3, leading to entrance VII.16.16.

 

 

 

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Part 2      VII.16.15/16 Casa di Umbricius Scaurus (I) plan      VII.16.13/12/14 Casa di Umbricius Scaurus (II) plan