VIII.7.28 Pompeii. Temple of Isis or Tempio di Iside.

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VIII.7.28 Plan  (Opens in a separate window)

 

VIII.7.28 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north along east wall.

 

VIII.7.28 Pompeii. December 2007. Harpocrates niche on east wall.

 

VIII.7.28 Pompeii. December 2007. Harpocrates niche on east wall.

 

 

VIII.7.28 Pompeii. Painting found in niche on east wall.

It shows a montage of features concerned with the worship of Isis, including a statue of Harpocrates, a boy with a finger in his mouth holding a cornucopia, with a lotus blossom resting on his forehead.

Before him stands a priest in a long white robe with a candlestick in each hand.

In the background is a temple surrounded by a colonnade.

See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey, F. W., Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan. (p. 172).

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum.

 

VIII.7.28 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking south along east side towards purgatorium.

 

VIII.7.28 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking into entrance on north side of purgatorium.

 

VIII.7.28 Pompeii. December 2007. Purgatorium, detail of stucco around entrance on north side.

 

VIII.7.28 Pompeii. December 2007. Altar on north side of purgatorium, east face.

 

VIII.7.28 Pompeii. March 2009. Purgatorium, detail of stucco.

 

VIII.7.28 Pompeii. March 2009. Purgatorium, east side.

 

VIII.7.28 Pompeii. December 2007. Purgatorium, east side.

 

VIII.7.28 Pompeii. December 2007. Purgatorium, east side. Floating cupid.

See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey, F. W., Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan. (p. 180).

 

VIII.7.28 Pompeii. December 2007. Purgatorium, east side. Perseus rescuing Andromeda.

See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey, F. W., Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan. (p. 180).

 

VIII.7.28 Pompeii. December 2007. Purgatorium, east side. Floating cupid carrying a box of incense.

See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey, F. W., Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan. (p. 180).

 

VIII.7.28 Pompeii. March 2009. Purgatorium, west side with stucco decoration.

 

VIII.7.28 Pompeii. March 2009. Purgatorium, west side. Detail of stucco.

The centre panel shows Mars and Venus, with a cupid in the side panels.

 

 

 

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VIII.7.28 Plan  (Opens in a separate window)