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VI.9.6 Pompeii. Casa dei Dioscuri or House of Castor & Pollux.

Rear entrance at VI.9.9. Excavated 1826, 1828 and 1837.

Linked to VI.9.7 and VI.9.8.

Large Peristyle

 

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Pseudoperistyle and east side        Atrium

 

VI.9.6 Pompeii. Found on 18th June 1828 in room 6, the peristyle. 
Wall painting of slaughter of sons of Niobe.
On the interior piers (east facing) at the western end of the peristyle were a painted pair of gold coloured candelabra shaped as Delphic tripods. 
Encircling their tiered shafts were figures enacting the slaughter of the Niobids: the female victims on one side, the young men on the other.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9302.
See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1154).

VI.9.6 Pompeii. Found on 18th June 1828 in room 6, the peristyle.

Wall painting of slaughter of sons of Niobe.

On the interior piers (east facing) at the western end of the peristyle were a painted pair of gold coloured candelabra shaped as Delphic tripods.

Encircling their tiered shafts were figures enacting the slaughter of the Niobids: the female victims on one side, the young men on the other.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9302.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1154).

 

VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.236. Room 6, these paintings would have been seen on the interior piers at the western end of the peristyle.
Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.236. Room 6, these paintings would have been seen on the interior piers at the western end of the peristyle.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

 

VI.9.6 Pompeii. Found on 18th June 1828 in room 6, the peristyle. 
Wall painting of slaughter of the daughters of Niobe.
On the interior piers (east facing) at the western end of the peristyle were a painted pair of gold coloured candelabra shaped as Delphic tripods. Encircling their tiered shafts were figures enacting the slaughter of the Niobids: the female victims on one side, the young men on the other.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9304.
See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1154).

VI.9.6 Pompeii. Found on 18th June 1828 in room 6, the peristyle.

Wall painting of slaughter of the daughters of Niobe.

On the interior piers (east facing) at the western end of the peristyle were a painted pair of gold coloured candelabra shaped as Delphic tripods. Encircling their tiered shafts were figures enacting the slaughter of the Niobids: the female victims on one side, the young men on the other.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9304.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1154).

 

VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.237. Drawings from the interior piers at the western end of the peristyle.
Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.237. Drawings from the interior piers at the western end of the peristyle.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

 

VI.9.6 Pompeii. November 2023.
Room 6, looking south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VI.9.6 Pompeii. November 2023.

Room 6, looking south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

 

VI.9.6 Pompeii. November 2023.
Room 6, looking west along south portico of peristyle towards west wall in south-west corner.Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VI.9.6 Pompeii. November 2023.

Room 6, looking west along south portico of peristyle towards west wall in south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

 

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VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1042. Room 6, looking west along south portico of peristyle towards west wall in south-west corner.
Photo by Tatiana Warscher. With kind permission of DAI Rome, whose copyright it remains. 
See http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/marbilderbestand/230403

VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1042. Room 6, looking west along south portico of peristyle towards west wall in south-west corner.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

 

VI.9.6 Pompeii. November 2023. Room 6, looking west along south wall. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VI.9.6 Pompeii. November 2023. Room 6, looking west along south wall. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

 

VI.9.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, west end of south wall of peristyle.

VI.9.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, west end of south wall of peristyle.

 

VI.9.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, west end of south wall of peristyle.

VI.9.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, west end of south wall of peristyle.

 

VI.9.6 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 6, painting of a jug or vase from west end of south wall of peristyle.

VI.9.6 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 6, painting of a jug or vase from west end of south wall of peristyle.

 

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VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.281. Room 6, wall decoration from the dado at the west end of the south wall of the peristyle portico.
Photo by Tatiana Warscher. With kind permission of DAI Rome, whose copyright it remains. 
See http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/marbilderbestand/231174

VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.281. Room 6, wall decoration from the dado at the west end of the south wall of the peristyle portico.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

 

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VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1043. Room 6, looking east along south portico of peristyle.
Photo by Tatiana Warscher. With kind permission of DAI Rome, whose copyright it remains. 
See http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/marbilderbestand/230404

VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1043. Room 6, looking east along south portico of peristyle.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

 

VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.282. 
Room 6, wall decoration from the dado on the south wall of the portico, west of the entrance doorway to the atrium of VI.9.7.
Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.282.

Room 6, wall decoration from the dado on the south wall of the portico, west of the entrance doorway to the atrium of VI.9.7.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

 

VI.9.6 Pompeii. November 2023. 
Room 6, looking across east portico towards doorway to atrium of VI.9.7 in south wall.
Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VI.9.6 Pompeii. November 2023.

Room 6, looking across east portico towards doorway to atrium of VI.9.7 in south wall.

Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

 

VI.9.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, south wall of peristyle, with entrance doorway to atrium of VI.9.7.

VI.9.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, south wall of peristyle, with entrance doorway to atrium of VI.9.7.

 

VI.9.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, east end of south wall of the peristyle.

VI.9.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, east end of south wall of the peristyle.

 

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VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1048. Looking south-east along south wall of portico and through doorway into atrium of VI.9.7.
Photo by Tatiana Warscher. With kind permission of DAI Rome, whose copyright it remains. 
See http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/marbilderbestand/230407

VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1048. Looking south-east along south wall of portico and through doorway into atrium of VI.9.7.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

 

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VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.290. Room 6, wall painting of figure from panel in south wall, on east side of doorway to VI.9.7.
Photo by Tatiana Warscher. With kind permission of DAI Rome, whose copyright it remains. 
See http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/marbilderbestand/231076

VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.290. Room 6, wall painting of figure from panel in south wall, on east side of doorway to VI.9.7.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

 

VI.9.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, east end of south wall of peristyle, panel at east side of doorway. The upper right is the site of the painting of the above figure.

VI.9.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, east end of south wall of peristyle, panel at east side of doorway.

The upper right is the site of the painting of the above figure.

 

 

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Pseudoperistyle and east side        Atrium

 

 

 

 

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