II.3.3 Pompeii. Casa della Venere in Conchiglia or House of Venus in the Shell

or House of the Marine Venus or House of D. Lucretii Satrii Valentes.

Excavated 1933 to 1935 and 1951 to 1953.

Part 9

 

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II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, west wall.

 

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, south wall.

 

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, remains of central wall painting from south wall.

According to PPP, this is the site of a wall painting of Atalanta and Meleager.

See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1981. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 1. Rome: ICCD. (p.227)

 

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 12, south side.

 

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 11, west portico, remains of painted panel, on south side of doorway to room 12.

 

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 11, looking south along west portico.

 

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 11, looking south along west portico.

 

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room11, decorative column capital in west portico.

 

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 13.

 

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, looking west.

 

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, south wall and south-west corner.

 

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, north wall.

 

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 11, west portico. Painted decoration above doorway to room 13.

 

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 11, west portico with painted decoration above doorways to rooms 14 and 13.

 

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 14.

 

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, south-west corner.

 

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, north-west corner.

 

 

 

 

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