VI.17.32 Pompeii. Casa della Diana II. First excavated 1760.

 

VI.17.32 Pompeii. July 2010. Entrtance doorway on west side of Via Consolare.

Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

 

VI.17.32 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance doorway, looking west.

 

VI.17.32 Pompeii. December 2005.

Ornamental plaster and niche on exterior wall, north side of doorway.

 

VI.17.32 Pompeii. December 2005. Ornamental plaster on exterior wall on south side of doorway.

 

VI.17.32 Pompeii. September 2004. Entrance doorway.

 

VI.17.32 Pompeii. May 2005. Step from street and house steps.

 

VI.17.32 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking south-west from entrance doorway across atrium.

 

VI.17.32 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking south-west from entrance doorway across atrium.

 

 

VI.17.32  Pompeii. December 2005.

Looking west across atrium, towards blocked doorway to north-east corner of peristyle.

 

VI.17.32 Pompeii. May 2005. Doorway and steps to north-west corner of peristyle, looking west.

 

VI.17.32 Pompeii. December 2005. North wall of atrium.

 

VI.17.32 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking north along remains of east side of rear peristyle area, taken from VI.17.41.

According to Jashemski, steps at each entrance (VI.17.32 and 36) led to an atrium: immediately at the rear of these there was a large peristyle garden.

This was enclosed by a portico on 4 sides. 

In the middle of the garden was a pool with a fountain, with little steps leading into the pool, but this was no longer in existence when Breton wrote.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.166 with plan)

See Breton, Ernest. 1870. Pompeia, Guide de visite a Pompei, 3rd ed. Paris, Guerin. (p.266)

 

VI.17.36 Pompeii. 1824. Plan of house. VI.17.38 (on left lower), 37, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, and VI.17.31 (on right lower).

The lower doorways correspond to entrances on Via Consolare. The peristyle would have been on the west side.

See Mazois, F., 1824. Les Ruines de Pompei: Second Partie. Paris: Firmin Didot. (Tav XIII).