VI.12.2 Pompeii. Casa del Fauno or House of the Faun.

Linked to VI.12.1, VI.12.3, VI.12.5, VI.12.7 and VI.12.8.

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VI.12.2 Pompeii. September 2005. Corridor, on east side of oecus/triclinium. Looking south to first peristyle.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. September 2015. Detail of flooring in corridor, on east side of oecus/triclinium. Looking south.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. May 2015. Looking south from north end of corridor. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. September 2015. Corridor, on east side of oecus/triclinium. Looking south to first peristyle.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Mosaic floor in room in south-east corner of the second (rear) peristyle.

Looking towards the south wall with doorway to another corridor leading to rooms on the east side of house.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. September 2021.

Looking towards north wall and north-east corner of kitchen, the first room at the north end of the corridor. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking towards north wall of kitchen with arched niche lararium, and east wall with window. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking towards north-east corner of kitchen, the first room at the north end of the corridor.

North wall of kitchen with arched aedicula niche, on east side of first peristyle.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. August 1976. Looking towards north wall of kitchen, with arched aedicula niche.

Looking east over wall from first (middle) peristyle, into corridor with doorway to kitchen.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides collection.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. 1964.

Looking north-east from middle garden across corridor, to north wall of kitchen with its arched niche lararium. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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VI.12.2 Pompeii. September 2021.

Looking towards north wall of Kitchen, arched niche lararium with aedicula façade.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2006. North wall of Kitchen, arched niche lararium with aedicula façade.

According to Boyce, there was a heavy and well-made aedicula façade with two red pilasters supporting a simple pediment.

Inside the niche and around the curve was a modelled stucco cornice.

Within the niche there stood a small terracotta altar.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.52, 190, Pl. 5, 2).

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2006. North wall of kitchen, with detail of stucco decoration on the arched niche.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. pre-1937-39. North wall of Kitchen, arched niche lararium with aedicula façade.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive.  Warsher collection no. 1551

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2006. Niche on west wall of kitchen.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2006. Second room at north end of corridor, room on east side, part of bath suite with remains of hypocaust.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking north along corridor on east side, and stairs to upper floor.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2006. Corridor on east side, looking south to atrium of VI.12.5.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2006. Latrine, third room from north end of corridor, room on east side.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2006. Fourth room from north end of corridor, room on east side.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. September 2021.  

Room 17 at south end of corridor on east side. On the right is a doorway into the north side of the atrium of VI.12.5.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2006.

Room 17 at south end of corridor on east side. On the right is a doorway into the north side of the atrium of VI.12.5.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. September 2021.  

Room 17 at south end of corridor on east side, looking towards south-east corner with steps. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking east in room 17, another set of steps in north-east corner.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. W.1132.

Looking north towards doorway to corridor, in room at south end of corridor on east side.

On the left in the corridor is a doorway leading to the south-east corner of the first or middle peristyle.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Silver found in VI.12.2. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum.

Urceolus or small jug or pitcher (left front) with female head. Inventory number 25680.

Patera or drinking vessel (right front) with indented pattern on the sides of the bowl and naked figure of Mercury on handle. Inventory number 25338.

Patera (Left rear) with the handle decorated with the head of a faun. Inventory number 25340.

Patera (Right rear) with less ornate handle. Inventory number 25339.

See Guzzo, P. (A cura di), 2006. Argenti a Pompei. Milano, Electa. (p. 112-113, Nos. 102-5).

VI.12.2 or VII.9.20 Pompeii. Bronze brazier found in VI.12.2, according to card in Naples Museum.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 72991.

According to Pagano and Prisciandaro, this was found in VII.9.20, a shop, on 25th May 1822.

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi, (p. 124).

See Fiorelli G., 1862. Pompeianarum antiquitatum historia, Vol. 2: 1819 - 1860, Naples, p. 52-53

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Found on 5th November 1830. Bronze food or water warmer.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 78673.

See Fiorelli G., 1862. Pompeianarum antiquitatum historia, Vol. 2: 1819 - 1860, Naples, p. 242-243.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Found on 5th November 1830. One handled bronze jug.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 69429.

See Fiorelli G., 1862. Pompeianarum antiquitatum historia, Vol. 2: 1819 - 1860, Naples, p. 242-243.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Found on 5th November 1830. One handled bronze jug.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 69428.

See Fiorelli G., 1862. Pompeianarum antiquitatum historia, Vol. 2: 1819 - 1860, Naples, p. 242-243.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. One handled bronze jug.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 69425.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Found on 5th November 1830. One handled bronze jug.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 69427.

See Fiorelli G., 1862. Pompeianarum antiquitatum historia, Vol. 2: 1819 - 1860, Naples, p. 242-243.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Jewellery found in VI.12.2. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Found 4th March 1831. Gold bracelet with body of a serpent.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 24824.

Gold ring with a virile nude figure and the inscription CAS-SIA.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 25136.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Found 4th March 1831. Gold bracelet with body of a serpent (at back). Inventory number 24825.

Gold ring (on left). Inventory number 25107.

Carving on cornelian of bust of a youth, possible Alexander the Great (on right). Inventory number 26766.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum.

VI.12.2 Pompeii. Found 4th March 1831. Jewellery found in VI.12.2.

Carving on cornelian of bust of a youth, possible Alexander the Great (in front). Inventory number 26766.

Gold ring with oval centre representing Hercules in the garden of Hesperides (on right). Inventory number 25132.

Gold ring with nude figure, with discus/shield and javelin (at rear). Inventory number 25084.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum.

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