VIII.1.a Pompeii. Villa Imperiale or Villa Suburbana

or Suburban Villa of Porta Marina.

Part 2                           Part 1

 

VIII.1.a Pompeii. December 2007. North end of portico and Porta Marina.

 

VIII.1.a Pompeii. May 2006. Inside and outside steps at north end of portico. 

 

VIII.1.a Pompeii. Villa Imperiale and Marine Gate. May 2006.

The large white panel at the back is the Forma Urbis Pompeiorum.

This is a plan of Pompei cut onto a 5m wide slab of travertine and was completed in 1947.

This is in an area known as the Lararia dei Pompeianisti.

It was opened in 1948 and had the busts of Fiorelli, Ruggiero and Mau there. 

The busts of Maiuri and Della Corte were added later.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider.  (p. 204-5).

 

VIII.1.a Pompeii.  North end of portico.

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

 

VIII.1.a Pompeii. North end of portico.

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

 

VIII.1.a Pompeii. December 2007. North end of portico. Painted plaster.

 

VIII.1.a Pompeii. December 2007. North end of portico. Painted plaster and steps from garden.

 

VIII.1.a Pompeii. December 2007.  Garden at north end of portico.

 

VIII.1.a Pompeii. September 2005. Garden at north end of portico.

 

VIII.1.a Pompeii. December 2007. North end of portico and garden.

 

VIII.1.a Pompeii. September 2005. Location of ancient road in garden.

 

VIII.1.a Pompeii. Villa Imperiale - possible Via Antiqua. September 2005. 

Soil was brought in to cover the old road when making the garden of the Villa.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.284).

 

VIII.1.a Pompeii. May 2006. South end.

 

VIII.1.a Pompeii. May 2006. South end.

 

VIII.1.a Pompeii. May 2006. Looking north, from south end.

 

VIII.1.a Pompeii. May 2006.

 

VIII.1.a Pompeii. Gold and glass bracelet. SAP 7655.

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

 

 

 

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