VI.14.20 Pompeii. Casa di Orfeo or House of Orpheus or the House of Vesonius Primus.

Excavated 1834 and 1874.

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VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking west across atrium to room 5, corridor to rear of house.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, corridor leading to rear.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, looking west along corridor leading to rear.

Within the corridor on the right at the far end is a doorway leading to room 10.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, corridor or andron. Looking east to front of house.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, ala on north side of atrium.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, ala .

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, ala.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 7, in east wall of ala room 6.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, looking towards east wall from doorway from room 6, ala.  

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, north wall.

According to PPM –

“On the north wall the black zoccolo with yellow squares was preserved and sections of the middle zone with central aedicula, and red side panels with medallions (35cm diameter) and black (?) in the corners. III Style.

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. V. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, p.272, no.12.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, west wall, and with doorway to ala, room 6.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, south wall, with large door to atrium, and small door to room 6.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, south wall and south-east corner.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, east wall.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, south wall with doorway to atrium.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, north side of atrium, with doorways to rooms 7 and 8.

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