IX.5.2 Pompeii. Casa di Achille or House of the Skeleton or House of Stronnius.

Linked to IX.5.22. 

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. December 2007.

West side of atrium ‘b’, looking north-west towards doorway to IX.5.1, on right, and rooms ‘f’, ‘h’ and ‘g’.

IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room ‘b’, north-west corner of atrium, with doorway to room ‘f’, on left, and doorway to IX.5.1, on right.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017.

Atrium ‘b’, north-west corner, with doorway to shop at IX.5.1, and to room ‘f’, on left.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017.

Atrium ‘b’, north-west corner with pilaster between doorway to shop at IX.5.1, and to entrance corridor/fauces, on right.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. March 2017.

Atrium ‘b’, pilaster on north side of atrium, between doorway linking to IX.5.1, on left, and entrance corridor, on right.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. March 2017. Atrium ‘b’, north side, detail of pilaster separating doorway to IX.5.1, and entrance corridor, on right.

IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017.

Atrium ‘b’, north-west corner of atrium, with doorway to room ‘f’, in centre.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to room ‘f’, in north-west corner of atrium ‘b’, looking west.

IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017. Room ‘f’, looking north to doorway pilaster.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. March 2017. Room ‘f’, upper north-east corner.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017. Room ‘f’, looking east towards pilaster in north-east corner.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017. Room ‘f’, looking east towards upper pilaster in north-east corner.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017. Room ‘f’, looking towards north wall and north-east corner.

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According to PPM –

On the east side of the north wall was a simple decoration in IV Style, with a geometric zoccolo/plinth adorned with a taut garland and with a carpet style border, and the white middle zone decorated with a band (a grotesque).

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici. VIII (8). Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, (p. 380).

IX.5.2 Pompeii. March 2017. Room ‘f’, north wall and north-east corner.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room ‘f’, looking towards upper north wall above doorway to IX.5.1.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room ‘f’, remaining plaster and painted decoration on east side of doorway to IX.5.1.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017. Room ‘f’, painted decoration above doorway to IX.5.1 on north wall.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017. Room ‘f’, upper north wall in north-west corner.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room ‘f’, looking towards west side of doorway to IX.5.1 with remaining plaster and painted decoration.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. December 2007. Room ‘f’, looking along north wall towards north-west corner, with doorway to IX.5.1.

IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017. Room ‘f’, north wall and north-west corner.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. March 2017. Room ‘f’, north wall and north-west corner.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2019. Room ‘f’, detail of painted wall decoration on north wall near north-west corner.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. March 2017.

Room ‘f’, detail of wall decoration on north wall showing griffins at the side of a sphynx on a white background.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. March 2017. Room ‘f’, detail of sphynx wall decoration on north wall, on right.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. March 2017. Room ‘f’, detail of griffin on wall decoration on north wall.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. March 2017. Room ‘f’, detail from north-west corner.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017. Room ‘f’, looking towards west wall.

In the centre of the west wall a painting of Arianna abandoned would have been seen.

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According to NdS –

In this house, found in a cubiculum on the right of the atrium decorated with a painting of abandoned Arianna, were :

Bones: 3 human skeletons.

In the third cubiculum – Bones: 4 human skeletons. Silver. 6 coins.

In the fourth cubiculum – Bones: another human skeleton.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1879, p. 243.

(Nell’isola 5, reg. IX, casa al n.2, cubicolo a dritta dell’atrio, decorato del dipinto di Arianna abbandonata si rinvennero:

Osso. Tre scheletri umani.

Nel 3 cubicolo: - Osso. Quattro scheletri umani. – Argento. Sei monete.

Nel 4 cubicolo: - Osso. Altro scheletro umano.)

IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017. Room ‘f’, upper west wall with window onto Vicolo di Tesmo.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. March 2017. Room ‘f’, looking towards west wall.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. March 2017.

Room ‘f’, detail from south-west corner of a thick drainage pipe from the upper floor.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. March 2017. Room ‘f’, upper south wall.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017. Room ‘f’, looking towards south wall, with bed recess.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. July 2017. Room ‘f’, looking towards south wall, with bed recess.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017. Room ‘f’, bed recess in south wall.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. July 2017. Room ‘f’, detail of painted south wall in bed recess.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. March 2017. Room ‘f’, detail of painted decoration on south wall in bed recess at west end.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. December 2007. Room ‘f’, recess in south wall.

IX.5.2 Pompeii. December 2007. Room ‘f’, detail of painting in recess, on south wall.   

IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017. Room ‘f’, detail of flooring.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. March 2017. Room ‘f’, zoccolo on south wall at east end.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. March 2017. Room ‘f’, detail from south wall at east end.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room ‘f’, looking east to pilaster at end of south wall in south-east corner.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room ‘f’, upper pilaster at east end of south wall in south-east corner, with doorway to atrium ‘b’.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. May 2017. Room ‘f’, looking south towards upper pilaster in south-east corner.

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IX.5.2 Pompeii. July 2017. Room ‘f’, looking west from doorway towards south wall, with bed recess.

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