VI.7.23 Pompeii. Domus M. Herenulli Communis or House of Apollo. 

Excavated in 1830s. (Strada di Mercurio 20)

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VI.7.23 Pompeii. June 2012. Looking west to entrance doorway on Via Mercurio.

Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

 

VI.7.23 Pompeii. W.1155. Entrance doorway on Via Mercurio.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. With kind permission of DAI Rome, whose copyright it remains.

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VI.7.23 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance doorway.

 

VI.7.23 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking west across atrium, from entrance doorway.

 

VI.7.23 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking west across atrium, from entrance doorway.

 

VI.7.23 Pompeii. December 2006. Atrium with impluvium.

 

VI.7.23 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking west across impluvium in atrium.

 

VI.7.23 Pompeii. W.1157. Looking east across impluvium in atrium, towards entrance corridor.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. With kind permission of DAI Rome, whose copyright it remains.

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VI.7.23 Pompeii. December 2006. South wall of atrium.

 

VI.7.23 Pompeii. W.1169. Painted figure of Apollo on south wall of atrium, looking south.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. With kind permission of DAI Rome, whose copyright it remains.

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VI.7.23 Pompeii. December 2006. South wall of atrium, with detail of picture of Apollo and his globe.

 

VI.7.23 Pompeii. December 2006.

Staircase to upper floor in south-east corner of atrium and doorway to small room on south side of entrance.

According to Pagano and Prisciandaro, found in March 1830 in the small room to the left of the entrance, was a small wooden box.

In the box was a seal with the letters - 

 

A(uli) Herenul(ei)

Communis               [CIL X 8058, 39]

 

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli.  Naples : Nicola Longobardi.

(p.143 and PAH II, 235; III, 104).

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.45, S.50)

 

VI.7.23 Pompeii. W.1158. Atrium, looking north-east towards open room with steps, on north side.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. With kind permission of DAI Rome, whose copyright it remains.

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VI.7.23 Pompeii. December 2006. Room to north of atrium reached by two steps.

 

VI.7.23 Pompeii. W.1159. Atrium and steps to open room on north side of atrium.

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VI.7.23 Pompeii. December 2006. North-west corner of atrium.

 

VI.7.23 Pompeii. W.1160. North wall of tablinum (on left), and north-west corner of atrium.

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