VIII.5.24 Pompeii. House of the Physician or House of the Judgement of Solomon.

Excavated 1841, 1882. (Strada dell’Abbondanza 26).

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Via dell’Abbondanza, south side, Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking south towards VIII.5.24, on left, VIII.5.23, in centre, and VIII.5.22, on right. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.5.24 Pompeii. December 2004. Entrance, looking south from Via dell’Abbondanza.

VIII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2010. Entrance corridor, looking south to atrium, room 1.

VIII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2010. Entrance corridor, east wall.

VIII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2010. Entrance corridor, remains of west wall, looking over wall with VII.5.23.

VIII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 1, atrium, looking south towards doorways to rooms 2 and 7, from end of entrance corridor.

VIII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 1, atrium, looking east with doorways to rooms 5 and 4 on the left, and to room 3 on the right.

VIII.5.24 Pompeii. Room 1, perhaps east wall of atrium.

Painting by Francesco Morelli, of a wall with central painting of Venus and Adonis (Helbig 336).

There is some doubt of the actual location of this wall, as it may have been from VIII.5.28.

Fiorelli (Descrizione, p.447) described it as from the west ala of VIII.5.28, -

“which contained some paintings, amongst which was one with the figures of Adonis sitting on the lap of Venus, with a dog at their feet, and two cupids at their sides”.

William Gell drew a similar sketch of the painting, which he stated was from Apothecaries House, VIII.3.12.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 886.

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VIII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 1, marble impluvium in atrium.

VIII.5.24 Pompeii. December 2004. Room 1, looking north-east across atrium to rooms 5 and 4.

VIII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2010. Doorways to rooms 5 and 4, cubicula.

VIII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 5, west wall.

VIII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2010. Rooms 5 and 4, north wall.

VIII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 4, east wall.

VIII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2010. Doorways to rooms 5 and 4, cubicula, looking north.

VIII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 5, west wall.

VIII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 1, atrium, looking south towards entrances to rooms 3, 2 and 7.

VIII.5.24 Pompeii. Brocca con coperchio (covered jug) found in atrium.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 116191.

VIII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 1, atrium. Looking south-west towards room 2, and entrance to rooms 7 and 6.

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