VIII.5.39 Pompeii. House of Acceptus and the Euhodia.

Excavated 1881.

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VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 5, triclinium.

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, triclinium, looking west.

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, south wall of triclinium.

According to PPM –

The most important painted element was to be the medallions with female portraits seen in the triclinium.

On the south wall, the decoration would have been IV Style, today completely faded.

The plinth and zoccolo were painted black, the middle zone was painted yellow, with the upper portion white. 

The cornice was polychrome stucco.

The zoccolo still has traces of plants (and birds), and a medallion at the centre of the panel on the right (west end)

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. VIII. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, p. 656-9.

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 5, west wall.

According to PPM – The IV Style decoration is better preserved on this wall.

The central panel was white, the side panels were yellow edged with a border of “carpet” design;

the one on the right (north end) contained a medallion showing the head of a young girl – now taken off

The zoccolo would have been black with painted plants.

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. VIII. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, p. 659.

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. 1978. Room 5, west wall with fourth style decoration.

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. VIII. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, p. 659.

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, central panel of west wall of triclinium.

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009.  Room 5, north wall of triclinium with window overlooking garden area.

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, north-east corner of triclinium.

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. Room 5, east wall, right of entrance, of triclinium. Drawing by G. Discanno of boy and mouse or rat that is trying to get into the basket.

DAIR 83.202. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter, p. 229, room f.

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. Room 5, east wall, left of entrance, of triclinium. Drawing by G. Discanno of boy surprised by the mouse or rat coming out of the basket.

DAIR 83.203. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter, p. 229, room f.

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, painted plant decoration from triclinium.

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, painted plant decoration from triclinium.

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, painted plant decoration from triclinium.

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, painted plant decoration from triclinium.

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, painted plant decoration from triclinium.

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, remains of painted decoration in triclinium.

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, remains of painted decoration in triclinium.

VIII.5.39, Pompeii. Painting of the head of a young girl in medallion, probably from the triclinium, by Pierre Gusman.

See Gusman, P. (1900). Pompei, the city, its life and art. London, William Heinemann. (pl.6).

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