I.6.11 Pompeii. Casa dei Quadretti Teatrali or Casa di Casca Longus

or Domus of Calavius Crescens and Calavia Optata.

Linked to I.6.8 and I.6.9. Excavated 1912, 1926 to 1927.

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I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2010. Entrance. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

I.6.11 Pompeii. December 2004. Entrance.

According to Della Corte, there was a mutilated graffito found on the east (left) side of the entrance doorway.

This seemed to confirm to him that this was the house of the Calavi, it read:

Cuspium  Pansam  (Calavius)  rog(at)      [CIL IV 7170]

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.285)

 

I.6.11 Pompeii. November 2009. View from Casina dell’Aquila showing new roof.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south from fauces into atrium with restored compluvium.

 

I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2010. Restored compluvium, and rainwater spouts.

 

I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2010. Detail from restored compluvium, and rainwater spouts.

 

I.6.11 Pompeii. June 2010. Restored compluvium. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

I.6.11 Pompeii. June 2010. Restored compluvium. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south across atrium with impluvium and puteal.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

I.6.11 Pompeii. December 2004. Coloured marble impluvium in atrium.

 

I.6.11 Pompeii. June 2010.

Terracotta puteal, decorated with heads of lions, originally found on the east side of the peristyle, but now in atrium.

See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1981. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 1. Rome: ICCD. (p.36).

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.36)

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

 

I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2010. Atrium, looking north-west to entrance. 

Impluvium with marble tripod table legs and puteal.  Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

  

I.6.11 Pompeii. June 2010. North-west corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

I.6.11 Pompeii. December 2004. Atrium, wall painting on west wall in north-west corner.

 

I.6.11 Pompeii. June 2010. Wall painting on west wall of atrium.

The house is known as the Casa dei Quadretti Teatrali because of the theatrical scenes painted in the atrium.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

I.6.11 Pompeii. December 2004. Atrium, west wall with wall painting.

 

I.6.11 Pompeii. December 2004. Atrium, theatrical scene on west wall.

 

 

 

 

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