VI.7.18 Pompeii. Domus M. Asellini or House of Adonis

or House of Venus and Adonis or Casa di Ione or Casa con Xystus. 

Excavated 1830s and restored 1976. Linked to VI.7.1 and VI.7.2. (Strada di Mercurio 25).

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VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2006. Entrance doorway.

According to Della Corte, due to the large painting in the peristyle, this house was normally known as “of Adone ferito”.

However it was also attributed to M. (…?) Asellinus, because of the finding of a seal of his servant or procurator Onomastus –

Onomasti

M. Asellini    [CIL X 8058, 61]

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.47, S.5 with note 3)

 

According to Pagano and Prisciandaro, found in the soil excavated here in November 1835, was a mark with an inscription –

Onomasti

M(arci) Asellini    [CIL X 8058, 61]

This is now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number MN 4757.

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples : Nicola Longobardi.

(p.151)  PAH II, 321.

 

VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2005. Wall on exterior north (right) side of entrance doorway.

According to Pagano and Prisciandaro, found on this wall in September 1828, were –

 

Casellium aed(ilem)    [CIL IV 223]

 

Cerrinium aed(ilem) Tyrannus rog(at)    [CIL IV 224]

 

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Nicola Longobardi.

(p.140)

 

VI.7.18 Pompeii. July 2011. Looking west across atrium from entrance corridor.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VI.7.18 Pompeii. September 2004. Looking west across atrium from entrance corridor.

 

VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2006. Room on south side of main entrance.

 

VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2006. Room on south side of atrium.

 

VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2006. Room on south side of atrium.

 

VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2006. Room on south side of atrium.

 

VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2006. Impluvium in atrium.

 

VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking west across atrium to peristyle.  

 

VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking west across tablinum into peristyle.

 

VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking across tablinum to peristyle.

 

VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2006. North side of atrium.

 

VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking south-west across tablinum to oecus and peristyle.

 

VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking south to doorways to the two oecus entrances.

 

 

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