V.1.7 Pompeii. House of the Bull or House of the Young Bull

or Casa L. Pontius Successus or Casa del Torello di Bronzo.

Excavated 1836 and 1875. Rear entrance at V.1.9. Linked to V.1.3.

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Room 5, room with altar

V.1.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, round altar against south wall in room on east side of entrance corridor.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 5, round altar with paintings of serpents on wall to sides.

According to Boyce, this altar is in the form of a half-column, coated with stucco and painted to represent red and yellow variegated marble.

On the yellow background of each side of the altar is painted a serpent coiling among plants.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p. 32, pl.39,4).

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1930s? Room 5, looking south towards round altar with paintings of serpents on either side.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p. 32, pl. 39,4)

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 5, detail of remaining painted serpent on left hand side (east) of altar.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 5, detail of remaining painted serpent on right hand side (west) of altar.

Room 6, small room/cupboard

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024.

Room 6, doorway in south-east corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 6, doorway in south-east corner of atrium.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 6, doorway to small room/cupboard, looking south.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024.

Room 6, looking towards north-east corner and east wall with window. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 6, east wall of cupboard/small room.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024.

Room 6, looking towards west wall and north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 6, looking back to doorway in west wall.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 6, doorway on left, room 5, in centre.

Room 7, cubiculum

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024.

Doorway to room 7, on east side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 7, doorway to cubiculum.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  Room 7, doorway threshold viewed from both sides. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  Room 7, looking east through doorway. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.    

Room 7, west wall on north side of doorway to atrium. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 7, painted west wall and north-west corner of cubiculum.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  Room 7, north wall. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 7, north wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 7, north-east corner and east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Room 7, painted walls in north-east corner.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1813.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  Room 7, east wall. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 7, painted east wall of cubiculum.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 7, detail of upper east wall of cubiculum.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 7, detail from east wall of cubiculum.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024.

Room 7, looking towards south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  Room 7, south wall. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  Room 7, detail of flooring at base of south wall. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 7, south wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  Room 7, detail of painted decoration in centre of south wall. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 7, detail from south wall of cubiculum.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024.

Looking south-east across impluvium towards rooms 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5, on east side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking east across atrium 4 towards rooms 9, 8 and 7.

V.1.7 Pompeii. Looking east across atrium 4 towards rooms 9, 8 and 7 with painted decoration visible on walls.

Old undated photograph courtesy of the Society of Antiquaries, Fox Collection.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking east across atrium 4 towards doorways to rooms 9,8 and 7.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024.

East side of atrium, pilaster between room 8, on left, and room 7, on right. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. East wall of atrium, detail from pilaster on right side of doorway to room 8. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. East wall of atrium, detail from pilaster on left side of doorway to room 7. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

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