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VI.16.29 Pompeii. House of C. Vettius Firmus.  

Linked to workshop at VI.16.30. Excavated 1904.

Part 2.                                       Part 1

 

VI.16.29/30 Room Plan (Opens in separate window)

 

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, South east corner.

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, south-east corner.

 

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 8, according to Jashemski, this area was paved as a pool, see below.

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009.

Doorway to room 8, according to Jashemski, this area was paved as a pool, see below.

 

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, small garden area. According to Jashemski, the small garden at the rear of the house could be seen through a large window from entrance 30. The garden had a channel on the east, south, and west which carried the rain water to an adjacent light well area, (room 8) to the north that was paved as a pool and had a cistern underneath. Sogliano, NSc (1908) pp. 283 and fig 1 (plan) on p.272 See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.164)

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, small garden area.

According to Jashemski, the small garden at the rear of the house could be seen through a large window from entrance 30.

The garden had a channel on the east, south, and west which carried the rain water to an adjacent light well area, (room 8) to the north that was paved as a pool and had a cistern underneath.

Sogliano, NSc (1908) pp. 283 and fig 1 (plan) on p.272

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.164)

 

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, garden area, looking south to south wall with window, and doorway to room 10.

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 9, garden area, looking south to south wall with window, and doorway to room 10.

 

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, south-east corner of kitchen and latrine.

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, south-east corner of kitchen and latrine.

 

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, South west corner.

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, south-west corner of kitchen and latrine.

 

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. South wall of atrium, looking towards room 11, and entrance fauces.

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009.

South wall of atrium, looking towards room 11, and entrance fauces.

 

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 11, south side with site of stairs to upper floor.

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 11, south side with site of stairs to upper floor.

 

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 11. South wall, with line of stairs to upper floor.

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 11, south wall, with line of stairs to upper floor.

 

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 11. Looking west into north side and window in rear wall.

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 11, looking west.

 

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. South wall of atrium, looking east towards doorway to room 12, part of VI.16.30.

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009.

South wall of atrium, looking east towards doorway to room 12, part of VI.16.30.

 

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south-east. Room 12, looking south-east across triclinium, the rear room of VI.16.30 with remains of window to garden area of VI.16.29, in east wall.

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south-east.

Room 12, looking south-east across triclinium, the rear room of VI.16.30 with remains of window to garden area of VI.16.29, in east wall.

 

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, looking west across atrium of VI.16.30. According to Boyce, in the room entered from the posticum of VI.16.30 was a lararium. It was on the white ground of the dado of the west wall. A single yellow serpent was painted, advancing to the left towards an altar furnished with offerings. In the background were plants. Not. Scavi, 1908, 284. See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p. 59, no 227). .

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, looking west across atrium of VI.16.30.

According to Boyce, in the room entered from the posticum of VI.16.30 was a lararium.

It was on the white ground of the dado of the west wall.

A single yellow serpent was painted, advancing to the left towards an altar furnished with offerings.

In the background were plants.

Not. Scavi, 1908, 284.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p. 59, no 227).

 

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, Atrium of VI.16.30. South wall.

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, south wall of atrium of VI.16.30. 

 

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, Atrium of VI.16.30. South east corner.

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, south-east corner of atrium of VI.16.30. 

 

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, site of impluvium or well in atrium of VI.16.30.

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, site of impluvium or well in atrium of VI.16.30. 

 

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, base of staircase to upper floor in north-east corner of atrium of VI.16.30.

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 13, base of staircase to upper floor in north-east corner of atrium of VI.16.30.  

 

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, north wall of atrium, looking west to entrance fauces of VI.16.30.

VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 13, north wall of atrium, looking west to entrance fauces of VI.16.30.

 

 

Part 1

 

VI.16.29/30 Room Plan (Opens in separate window)