IX.1.7 Pompeii. House of Paccius Alexander.
Excavated 1853, 1856 and 1866.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. December 2018.
Looking across atrium towards doorway to room in south-east
corner. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. July 2017. Looking east to doorway to room in
south-east corner of atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to room in the south-east corner of atrium.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. July 2017. Room in south-east corner of atrium,
detail of south side of doorway.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. July 2017. Room in south-east corner of atrium,
detail of north side of doorway.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. July 2017. Looking towards east wall of room in
south-east corner of atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking towards east wall, on left, through doorway.
This was a cubiculum with stairs to the kitchen, according to Fiorelli, in the south-east corner of atrium.
According to Eschebach, this was the kitchen and latrine, with stairs to the upper floor above an “apotheca”.
See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau, (p.399).
IX.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north.
Small corridor along east wall leading to room in north-east corner, previously stairs to upper floor kitchen with cupboard under.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to cubiculum in north-east corner of atrium.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Cubiculum, north wall.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Cubiculum, west wall with circular window overlooking garden area.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Cubiculum, recess in west wall.
According to PPP, on the west wall the zoccolo/plinth would have been black.
The central panel of the middle zone would have been red, with black side panels.
See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1986. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 3. Rome: ICCD. (p.386).
IX.1.7 Pompeii. July 2017. Looking east across atrium towards
narrow tablinum, in centre.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Three rooms at the east end of atrium.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. Pre 1942. Looking towards north-east corner of atrium.
Doorway to cubiculum, on left; doorway to small tablinum, on right.
See
Warscher, T. 1942. Catalogo illustrato degli affreschi del Museo Nazionale
di Napoli.Sala LXXIX. Vol.1. Rome, Swedish Institute
IX.1.7 Pompeii. Pre 1943. Looking towards south-east corner of atrium.
Doorway to small tablinum, on left, doorway to small room – either kitchen/latrine or cubiculum.
Photo by Tatiana Warscher.
See Warscher, T. Codex Topographicus Pompeianus, IX.1. (1943), Swedish Institute, Rome. (no.30), p. 50.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. July 2017. Looking
east into narrow tablinum.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Narrow tablinum, in centre of east end of atrium with corridor behind.
On the east wall of this room the zoccolo was discoloured, in the middle zone was a yellow central panel, with two red side panels.
According to Fiorelli, this was a narrow tablinum, adorned with the painting of a dove with its beak in a jewel coffer, near to which was another necklace, but now lost.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. 1869. East wall of narrow tablinum, in centre of east end of atrium.
Painting by Harald Drewsen titled Via Stabiana 78.
See Italien, Pompeji, rejseopm. 1869. Harald Drewsen 1836-1878, © Danmarks Kunstbibliotek, inventory number 17484.
See Danmarks
Kunstbibliotek - Italien Pompeji rejseopm
See Gierow, M. Staub, Pompejanische Kopien aus Danemark, (SAP book no.24), (cat 263, p.217).
Foto
Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Garden area on north side of atrium, with doorways to triclinium.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. July 2017. Looking
north from atrium towards doorway to garden area, centre left.
Foto
Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. Pre-1943. Doorway to garden area on north side of atrium. Photo by Tatiana Warscher.
See Warscher, T. Codex Topographicus Pompeianus, IX.1. (1943), Swedish Institute, Rome. (no. 31), p. 51.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. July 2017.
Looking west across garden area towards large doorway from
triclinium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Garden area, looking north.
According to Jashemski,
“the small garden to the left of the atrium had a raised planting bed attached to the wall at the edge of the garden, on the east and on much of the north wall.
The low wall with space for plants continued on the south side, separating the garden from the atrium. The house was small but well decorated.
Two marble tondi (Naples inventory 109288, and 6622) were found in the garden; the marble Herm of Bacchus (Naples inv. 109 518) and the marble Statuette of Attis attached to a little support (Naples inv. 120402), as well as 2 marble pine-cones (fountains ?) may have been garden decorations. The triclinium on the west opened onto the garden.
There was also an entrance doorway to the garden from the atrium”.
See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.225)
According to Lucia Anna D’Acunto, the following marble objects were found in this garden, atrium and second room to the left.
Marble disc (Oscillum), found in garden on 21.4.1857, Naples Inventory number 6622.
White marble decorative shield (Clipeo) found in garden on 2.8.1871, Naples inventory number 109288.
Herm of Dionysius, found in second room to the left on 28.5.1866, Naples inventory number 109518.
Table support (Trapezoforo) of a young boy with Phrygian cap, found in atrium on 3.5.1866, Naples inventory number 120402.
See Pompeian marble in the Naples Museum (SAP book 26), by Carrella, A; D’Acunto, L.A; Inserra, N; and Serpe, C. (p.160-2).
IX.1.7 Pompeii. July 2017. Garden area, looking towards north-east
corner.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Garden area.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. Pre-1943. North-east corner of garden area. Photo by Tatiana Warscher.
See Warscher, T. Codex Topographicus Pompeianus, IX.1. (1943), Swedish Institute, Rome. (no. 32), p. 51.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. July 2017. Looking across garden area towards east
wall with circular window.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Garden area, looking east to wall with circular window.
IX.1.7 Pompeii. Pre-1943. Circular window in east wall of garden area. Photo by Tatiana Warscher.
See Warscher, T. Codex Topographicus Pompeianus, IX.1. (1943), Swedish Institute, Rome. (no. 33), p. 52.