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VI.15.1 Pompeii. House of the Vettii or Casa dei Vettii or Domus Vettiorum.

Excavated 1894-1895. Linked to VI.15.27.

In Notizie degli Scavi, prior to January 1897, this house was described as being in Insula 12 of Reg. VI, afterwards it was changed to Insula 15 of Reg. VI.

Peristyle and Viridarium Area.

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VI.15.1 Pompeii. Old postcard c.1900. Peristyle garden looking south. The two marble herms can be seen in the foreground.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Old postcard c.1900. Peristyle garden looking south.

The two marble herms can be seen in the foreground.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Two marble herms, the pillars decorated with twining ivy. On top of each is a double bust. One represents Silenus and a bacchante (On the left). SAP 690. The other is Dionysus and Ariadne (On the right). SAP 691. Photographed at “A Day in Pompeii” exhibition at Melbourne Museum. September 2009.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Two marble herms, the pillars decorated with twining ivy.

On top of each is a double bust.

One represents Silenus and a bacchante (On the left). SAP 690.

The other is Dionysus and Ariadne (On the right). SAP 691.

Photographed at “A Day in Pompeii” exhibition at Melbourne Museum.  September 2009.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Double bust of Silenus and a bacchante at the top of a herm. SAP 690. Photographed at “A Day in Pompeii” exhibition at Melbourne Museum. September 2009.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Double bust of Silenus and a bacchante at the top of a herm. SAP 690.

Photographed at “A Day in Pompeii” exhibition at Melbourne Museum.  September 2009.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Double bust of Dionysus and Ariadne at the top of a herm. SAP 691. Photographed at “A Day in Pompeii” exhibition at Melbourne Museum. September 2009.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Double bust of Dionysus and Ariadne at the top of a herm. SAP 691.

Photographed at “A Day in Pompeii” exhibition at Melbourne Museum.  September 2009.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Double bust of Dionysus and Ariadne at the top of a herm. SAP 691.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Double bust of Dionysus and Ariadne at the top of a herm. SAP 691.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Bust of Dionysus the top of the herm. SAP 691.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Bust of Dionysus the top of the herm. SAP 691.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Bust of Ariadne at the top of the herm. SAP 691.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Bust of Ariadne at the top of the herm. SAP 691.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking south-west across peristyle, from exedra on north-east side.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking south-west across peristyle, from exedra on north-east side.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Table with three lion legs in peristyle.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2001. Table with three lion legs in peristyle, looking west.

Photograph courtesy of Current Archaeology.

 

Gynaeceum, the portion of a house reserved for women.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Gynaeceum, This area has a small peristyle, a triclinium and a large cubiculum. The triclinium is the first doorway on the right with the doorway to the cubiculum behind. A doorway also links the cubiculum and the triclinium. This area was partly ruined by the 1943 bombing. The triclinium in the south-east corner of this area (on the right of the photo) was decorated with paintings. On the south wall was a painting of Hercules and Auge, this was damaged in its lower parts and could not be restored. See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.93-96, including photos) On the east wall was a painting of Achilles discovered on Scyros, and paintings of floating figures were also seen. See Richardson, L., 2000. A Catalog of Identifiable Figure Painters of Ancient Pompeii, Herculaneum. Baltimore: John Hopkins. (p.167)

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Gynaeceum,

This area has a small peristyle, a triclinium and a large cubiculum.

The triclinium is the first doorway on the right with the doorway to the cubiculum behind.

A doorway also links the cubiculum and the triclinium.

This area was partly ruined by the 1943 bombing.

The triclinium in the south-east corner of this area (on the right of the photo) was decorated with paintings.

On the south wall was a painting of Hercules and Auge, this was damaged in its lower parts and could not be restored.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.93-96, including photos)

On the east wall was a painting of Achilles discovered on Scyros, and paintings of floating figures were also seen.

See Richardson, L., 2000. A Catalog of Identifiable Figure Painters of Ancient Pompeii, Herculaneum. Baltimore: John Hopkins. (p.167)

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Old photo. South wall of triclinium.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Old photo. South wall of triclinium.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. Detail from old photo of south wall of triclinium showing painting of Hercules and Auge.

VI.15.1 Pompeii.

Detail from old photo of south wall of triclinium showing painting of Hercules and Auge.

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Gynaeceum, small peristyle, looking north. According to Jashemski, this small peristyle garden had a portico on its east side supported by five pillars. The gutter around the edges of the garden carried the roof water to the cistern mouth in the south-east corner, (under the wood and white bag in the photo). See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.155)

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Gynaeceum, small peristyle, looking north.

According to Jashemski, this small peristyle garden had a portico on its east side supported by five pillars.

The gutter around the edges of the garden carried the roof water to the cistern mouth in the south-east corner, (under the wood and white bag in the photo).

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.155)

 

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Gynaeceum, the small peristyle. Looking north along the line of the east portico and its five supporting columns. According to Jashemski, on the north wall of the peristyle was a painting of a shrub and two birds flying towards it from opposite directions. There were similar painted shrubs painted to the side of the door on the south wall. However the plaster was preserved only on the lower wall. The painting was nearly completely destroyed by the time of Jashemski’s writing (1993). Below the painting was a plant dado, similar to those that could have been seen in the large peristyle. See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.347)

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Gynaeceum, the small peristyle.

Looking north along the line of the east portico and its five supporting columns.

According to Jashemski, on the north wall of the peristyle was a painting of a shrub and two birds flying towards it from opposite directions.

There were similar painted shrubs painted to the side of the door on the south wall.

However the plaster was preserved only on the lower wall.

The painting was nearly completely destroyed by the time of Jashemski’s writing (1993).

Below the painting was a plant dado, similar to those that could have been seen in the large peristyle.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.347)

 

 

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