VI.10.7 Pompeii. Casa dell’ Ancora or House of the Black Anchor. 

Rear entrance at VI.10.16. Excavated 1826 and 1829. (Strada di Mercurio 3)

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VI.10.7 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance doorway. 

According to Pagano and Prisciandaro, found in August 1826, painted in red, between VI.10.7 & 8 (on the right) was –

 

N(umerium) Barcham IIV(irum) v(irum) b(onum) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis) ita v(obeis) Venus Pomp(eiana) sacra (sancta propitia sit)    [CIL IV 26]

 

In January 1827 found on the left of the doorway, between VI.10.6 and 7, were –

M(arcum) Holconium

C(aium) Gavium IIvir(os)

/[     [CIL IV 155]

 

M(arcum) Cerrinium

Vatiam aed(ilem)

Tintirius rog(at)    [CIL IV 156]

 

Holconium

Priscum IIvir(um)    [CIL IV 157]

 

Found on the front external wall, was –

M(arcum) Valerium aed(ilem)  

/[     [CIL IV 154

 

Also found on the wall on the right of the doorway, between doorway VI.10.7 and 8, were –

[3]rium Sabinum

aed(ilem) Melissaeus et Tintirius

optimum iuvenum rog(ant)    [CIL IV 158]

 

M(arcum) Cerrinium aed(ilem)

[3] Sucula rog(at)

d(ignum) r(ei) p(ublicae) s()    [CIL IV 159]

 

On the same wall, painted in red, were found –

Marcellum

aed(ilem) rog(at)    [CIL IV 160]

 

M(arcum) Holconium

Priscum aed(ilem) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis)     [CIL V 161]

 

L(ucium) Varium [M]<G=C>allica[nun]

[6]

aed(ilem) d(ignum) r(ei) p(ublicae) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis)    [CIL IV 162]

 

Also painted in red, were –

Casellium

aed(ilem) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis)    [CIL IV 163]

 

M(arcum) C(errinium V(atiam) aed(ilem)

Memor rog(at)    [CIL IV 164]

 

C() Pulnis feliciter    [CIL IV 165]

 

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

(p.136)  

 

VI.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, atrium. 

Looking west to Via di Mercurio through entrance fauces.

 

VI.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, atrium showing entrance mosaic with black anchor pattern.

 

VI.10.7 Pompeii. September 2004. Room 1, black anchor mosaic in entrance doorway. 

 

VI.10.7 Pompeii. September 2004. Room 1, mosaic in entrance doorway. 

 

VI.10.7 Pompeii. July 2011. Room 1, looking east across atrium. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VI.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, impluvium in atrium. 

 

VI.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, puteal on impluvium in atrium.

 

VI.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, looking west across atrium towards entrance doorway.

 

VI.10.7 Pompeii. September 2004. Room 1, looking east across atrium, towards tablinum. 

 

VI.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, north side of atrium. 

 

VI.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, north side of atrium. 

Large stone covering black and white mosaic floor remains from between rooms 5 and 6.

 

VI.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, south wall of atrium. 

 

VI.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 2, cubiculum.

 

VI.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 2, marble door sill.

 

VI.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 2, north wall.

 

VI.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 2, west wall.

 

VI.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 2, south wall.

A wall painting of Poseidon (or Neptune) extending his hand to Amymone was found in the centre of the south wall. Now vanished.

Also found was a painting of Pan and a nymph on the west wall.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (174 and 564)

 

VI.10.7 Pompeii. 1839. Room 2, south wall. Drawing of [painting of Amymone and Poseidon (Neptune).
See Roux, H., 1839. Herculanem et Pompei recueil general des Peintures, Bronzes, Mosaiques : Tome 2. Paris: Didot. (pl. 62)

 

 

 

 

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