III.8.4 Pompeii. House of Lucius and the Animula or Casa di Perseo Bambino

or House of Danae and Perseus. Excavated 1838, 1843, 1905.

III.8.4 Pompeii (on left). May 2005.  Entrance of fauces leading to atrium.

According to Liselotte Eschebach the painting identified by Fröhlich as F22 may come from the facade of this house.

See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p. 111).

III.8.4 Pompeii. 1852 drawing of painting on façade.

Painting of three naked crowned Satyrs treading grapes in a rectangular wine press.

In front a man in a tunic collects wine in a dolium.

To the right a man in an apron carries a basket of grapes on his shoulder.

See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (p. 314, F22, Abb. 8).

See Zahn, W., 1852. Die schönsten Ornamente und merkwürdigsten Gemälde aus Pompeji, Herkulanum und Stabiae: III. Berlin: Reimer. Taf. 13.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010. Entrance on Via di Nola, looking east to front facade.

According to Della Corte, the following electoral recommendations were to be found on the façade of this house:

Animula facit [CIL IV 425] and Luci fave [CIL IV 426]

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p. 139)

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) these read

Claudium

IIvir(um) Animula facit      [CIL IV 425]

Suettium Verum aed(ilem) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis)

Luci fave      {CIL IV 426]

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south along entrance corridor.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010. Threshold or sill.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010. Remains of two steps in entrance corridor.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010.  West side of atrium, and blocked doorway from III.8.3, on right.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010.  Painted plaster in north-west corner of atrium.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking north across atrium, towards blocked doorway to III.8.3, entrance corridor, and small room.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010.  South side of atrium, site of steps to upper floor.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010.  North-east corner of atrium, with door to small room.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010. North-east corner of atrium.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010. Doorway to small room on east side of entrance corridor.

III.8.4 Pompeii, May 2010. North wall of small room, with remains of painted plaster.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010. East wall of small room.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010. West wall of small room.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010. South wall of small room, with doorway to atrium.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010. South wall of small room, painted plaster on east side of doorway.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010. Painted plaster on west wall.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010. Painted plaster on north wall.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010. Detail of painted decoration on north wall.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010. Detail of painted decoration on north wall.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010. Detail of painted decoration on north wall.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010. East wall of entrance corridor and doorway to small room. Looking north-east.

III.8.4 Pompeii. May 2010.  Looking north along entrance corridor to entrance and Via di Nola.