VIII.3.14 Pompeii. Casa della Regina Carolina or House of Queen Caroline.

Excavated 1809, 1812, 1818, 1826 and 1839.

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VIII.3.14 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance doorway and south wall of fauces.

 

VIII.3.14 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking west along entrance fauces to atrium.

 

VIII.3.14 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking west across atrium.

According to Fiorelli, the roof of the atrium was held up by the pilasters, between which was a pluteus (wall) enclosing the impluvium in the centre.

Eschebach counted 11 pilasters.

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.124)

See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.365)

 

VIII.3.14 Pompeii. September 2005. Impluvium in atrium.

 

VIII.3.14 Pompeii. September 2005. Steps to upper floor in south-east corner of atrium.

On the extreme left is the doorway to the kitchen, latrine and small storeroom.

 

VIII.3.14 Pompeii. September 2005.

Looking south in kitchen towards small storeroom. The latrine is on the extreme right of the photo.

 

VIII.3.14 Pompeii. September 2005. North wall of kitchen with niche.

According to Boyce, in the north wall was an arched niche.

Its floor was a projecting tile, its walls were coated with white stucco outlined with red stripes.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.75, no.353)

 

VIII.3.14 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking west across south side of atrium.

On the left would be the oecus, ala, and then doorway to triclinium.

According to Helbig, in the left ala would have been paintings of uncertain local deities (no.965),

Busts (nos.557 and 1421f) and a wall painting of Perseus and Andromeda (no.1191)

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (nos.965,557, 1421f and 1191)

 

VIII.3.14 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking south in oecus.

 

VIII.3.14 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking north-west across atrium.

 

VIII.3.14 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking west across atrium towards tablinum/exedra.

 

VIII.3.14 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking west from atrium to doorway to triclinium.

In the corner of the triclinium, the remains of the ancient stairs to upper floor can be seen.

According to Fiorelli, they would have been in communication with the upper floor of the house next-door.

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.124)

 

VIII.3.14 Pompeii. September 2005. Threshold or sill of doorway to triclinium.

 

VIII.3.14 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking west into tablinum/exedra.

 

VIII.3.14 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking south along west side of atrium.

 

VIII.3.14 Pompeii. September 2005.  Looking south across west side of garden.

According to Boyce, in a cubiculum located on the north side of the tablinum, in the south wall was a semicircular, vaulted niche.

The inside walls of the niche were coated with yellow stucco like the walls of the room, its floor was a marble slab.

Fiorelli called it “una nicchia per qualche simulacro di deità”.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.75, no.352)

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.124)

 

VIII.3.14 Pompeii. September 2005.

West side of garden with doorway to small room or cupboard on west side of cubiculum.

At the rear of the wheelbarrows are steps to an upper floor.

 

 

 

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