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I.8.9 Pompeii. March
2009. Room 7, triclinium. West wall.
According to
Richardson, this room had two identifiable paintings. The painting of Europa on
the Bull is still on the east wall.
On this west wall, in
the centre, may have been the painting of Bellerophon harnessing Pegasus (SAP
inventory number 20878)
See Richardson, L.,
2000. A Catalog of Identifiable Figure
Painters of Ancient Pompeii, Herculaneum. Baltimore: John Hopkins. (p.45 &
p.67).

I.8.9 Pompeii. Room 7,
triclinium. Centre of west wall.
Painting of
Bellerophon harnessing Pegasus in the presence of Athena.
Now in Pompeii
deposits, SAP inventory number 20878.

I.8.9 Pompeii. March
2009. Room 7, triclinium. West wall.

I.8.9 Pompeii. March
2009. Room 7, triclinium. West wall.

I.8.9 Pompeii. March
2009. Room 8, portico. East wall.

I.8.9 Pompeii. March
2009. Room 8, portico. East wall.

I.8.9 Pompeii. March
2009. Room 8, portico. West wall.

I.8.9 Pompeii. March
2009. Room 8, portico.
North wall, with
entrances to tablinum, corridor and triclinium.

I.8.9 Pompeii. March
2009. Room 9 and garden area.
Triclinium against
east wall with two red painted columns built on the couches.
These columns
supported a pergola above the triclinium.

I.8.9 Pompeii. March
2010. Room 9 and garden area with restored triclinium.
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

I.8.9 Pompeii. March
2009. Room 9 and garden area. Triclinium against east wall.

I.8.9 Pompeii. March
2009. Room 9 and garden area. Triclinium.

I.8.9 Pompeii. March
2009. Room 9 and garden area.
Remains of yellow
plaster on the outside of the southern couch.

I.8.9 Pompeii. March
2009. Room 9 and garden area. West wall of garden area.

I.8.9 Pompeii. March
2009. Room 9 and garden area. Looking north to portico.

I.8.9 Pompeii. March
2009.
Looking north through
tablinum, atrium and oecus to caupona.

I.9 Pompeii. September
2005. Roadway looking south. Side wall of I.8.9
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