VII.2.35 Pompeii. Casa di Mercurio.

Linked to VII.2.27 and VII.2.30. Excavated 1844, 1848, 1862.

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VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking north through tablinum to garden area.

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. East wall of tablinum, looking north-east to garden area.

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking north into garden from tablinum.

VII.2.35 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking through tablinum to small garden with remains of raised planting beds and painted wall plaster. 

On the walls above the planting beds were large paintings of plants and vases. 

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.174).

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. North wall of garden.

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. South-east corner of garden and doorway to triclinium.

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking east into triclinium, from garden area.

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. North wall of triclinium.

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. East wall of triclinium. 

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south into the triclinium from the doorway of the garden.

The following graffiti was found in this room -

CXXVI
CXX
CXII
CXIX
CXXXIX
CXXX
CXXV     [CIL IV 1677]

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi. (p.160)

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south across atrium to entrance, from tablinum.

VII.2.35 Pompeii. December 2004. Looking south-east from tablinum towards entrance.

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking east into triclinium through doorway in east wall of tablinum.

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. South end of east wall of triclinium.

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. East side of atrium, looking south past doorways to ala, cubiculum and kitchen.

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. South-east corner of ala on east side of atrium.

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. Cubiculum on east side of atrium.

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. Kitchen in south-east corner of atrium.

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking north-west across atrium from near kitchen.

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. Entrance to cellar in south-east corner of atrium.

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. Entrance to cellar.

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. Steps to cellar.

VII.2.35 Pompeii. May 2010. Steps to cellar.

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