VIII.2.26 Pompeii. Casa del Cinghiale II or House of Vesbinus.

Linked to VIII.2.27. Excavated 1887, 1928.

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VIII.2.26 Pompeii. 1959.

View from rear of VIII.2 that would have been enjoyed by the ancients, looking south-west towards Castellammare di Stabia and the Sorrento peninsula.

Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. South-east side of atrium.

According to NdS –

“The tablinum is missing: because the southern side of the atrium remains uncertain, having collapsed and sunk.

On each side of this southern part of the atrium opened a room.

The one to the east "p", had the walls almost completely fallen, and was decorated with a yellow background with black zoccolo and mosaic floor;

the other to the west "q" was similarly decorated.

In the middle of its west wall you could still see the remains of a painting, but even those remains were very destroyed: here one could see, just to the right a manly figure, naked except for a cloak around the loins, he was painted almost from behind, rising on his feet, and stretching as much as he could, stretched his arms to reach a height that was not well discerned. In the side panels of the walls were flying cupids.

Near to this room was the staircase "r" by which you descended to the floor beneath.”

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1888, (p. 513).

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. 1959.

View from VIII.2 that would have been enjoyed by the ancients, looking south. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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VIII.2.26 Pompeii. 1959.

View from a terrace in VIII.2 that would have been enjoyed by the ancients, looking south-east. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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VIII.2.26 Pompeii. 1959. View from a terrace in VIII.2, looking east. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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VIII.2.26 Pompeii. Old undated postcard, looking east from garden terrace. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. South-east side of atrium, with entrance in centre to garden terrace ‘s’ ?.

On the left is the doorway to room ‘L’.

Left of centre is the white travertine threshold to room “p”, and right of centre is a white travertine threshold perhaps to a garden terrace ‘s’.?

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. East side of the atrium, with doorways to services area ‘h’, and cubiculum ‘L’.

When excavated the floor of cocciopesto of cubiculum ‘L’ was found to be of excellent quality with a combination of octagons and stars.

In the centre of the octagons were white crosses containing black central tesserae.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. c.1930. Cubiculum l (L), flooring of cocciopesto with decoration of octagons and stars.

DAIR 41.753. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

See Pernice, E.  1938. Pavimente und Figürliche Mosaiken: Die Hellenistische Kunst in Pompeji, Band VI. Berlin: de Gruyter, (tav. 45.3, above.)

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. North-east corner of the atrium.

Doorway to room ‘e’ on the left, two doorways leading into room ‘h’ the kitchen area, (in centre), and doorway to room “L” on the right.

VIII.2.26 from VIII.2.27, Pompeii. December 2005. West wall of kitchen ‘g’ in services area.

VIII.2.26 from VIII.2.27 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking south-west through doorway in kitchen area towards atrium.

VIII.2.26 from VIII.2.27 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking south.

Exterior rear photos

Rear of VIII.2.26 and VIII.2.28, Pompeii, centre left. April 2019. Looking north. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

Rear of VIII.2.26 and VIII.2.28, Pompeii, on left. May 2010.

Looking east along rear of “hanging houses” in VIII.2. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

Rear of VIII.2.26 Pompeii, left, VIII.2.28, centre right, and VIII.2.29, on right. June 2019. Looking north. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.2.26 and VIII.2.28 Pompeii. 1959. Looking north from the rear. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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Pompeii, December 2005. Looking north to rear of VIII.2.26, with four windows.

VIII.2.26 (centre) from the rear. May 2006. Looking north.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii, (on left) from rear. December 2005.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii, from rear. December 2005.

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