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I.3.25 Pompeii. December 2006. Oecus, east wall.
Detail of wall painting of Apollo in judgement. His right
arm rests on a chair and is supporting his head in thought.
A warrior to the left symbolises beauty.

I.3.25 Pompeii. December 2006. Oecus. Detail of wall painting of (Egyptian?) deity in north-east corner.

I.3.25 Pompeii. December 2006.
Doorway to cubiculum on south side of peristyle, looking
towards south-east corner.
According to Trendelenburg, the colours of the surviving
two paintings in this room were very faded.
The details from the paintings could not be seen with
certainty.
However, the painting to the left of the doorway, on the
east wall, represented Andromeda being liberated by Perseus.
In the painting on the south wall, could be seen a young
sitting man (perhaps Narcissus? - but according to Sogliano this was Ciparisso -
See Sogliano, A., 1879. Le pitture murali campane scoverte negli anni
1867-79. Napoli: Giannini, p.28, no.109).
The painting on the door (north) wall was destroyed, and
the one on the west wall was replaced by a window.
See Trendelenburg in BdI, 1871, (p.174-5)

I.3.25 Pompeii.
December 2006. East wall of cubiculum, detail of stucco plaster and frieze.
See Schefold, K., 1962. Vergessenes Pompeji. Bern: Francke. (T: 90,1).

I.3.25 Pompeii. December 2006. East wall of cubiculum.

I.3.25 Pompeii.
December 2006. East wall of cubiculum with remains of wall painting of Perseus
rescuing Andromeda?
See Schefold, K., 1962. Vergessenes Pompeji. Bern: Francke. (T: 168,2).

I.3.25 Pompeii. December 2006. Cubiculum. Detail of frieze
and plaster stucco in south-west corner.
In the west wall would have been a window overlooking the
garden, on right.
The compartments that occupied the middle of each wall,
would have been large and decorated with a painting on the red background.
The two other compartments that flanked the red one would
have been painted with flying cupids on a yellow background.
A cornice of stucco adorned with various colours ran
around the upper wall, and above that was an ornate frieze.
The frieze was decorated with pretty arabesques with
cupids and some animals.
See Trendelenburg in BdI, 1871, (p.174-5)