IX.7.14 Pompeii. Rear entrance to an unexcavated property?
IX.7.14 Pompeii. May 2024. Looking east through entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klause Heese.
IX.7.14 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance doorway.
IX.7.14 Pompeii. October 2024.
Looking west from Casina dell’Aquila, above IX.7.12, towards entrance doorway of IX.7.14, on right. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IX.7.14 Pompeii. October 2024. Looking south-west, with interior of doorway IX.7.14 on right.
In the upper left of the photo are rooms belonging to IX.12.12. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IX.7.14 Pompeii. May 2024.
Looking south-east from entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klause Heese.
IX.7.14 Pompeii. May 2024.
Looking south from entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klause Heese.
IX.7.14 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking east through entrance doorway.
IX.7.14 Pompeii. October 2024. Looking north-east along north wall near entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IX.7.14 Pompeii. October 2024. Detail of remaining plaster on upper north wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IX.7.14 Pompeii. October 2024. North wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IX.7.14 Pompeii. May 2024.
Looking north-west towards upper wall above doorway, leading into Vicolo di Tesmo, from Casina dell’Aquila. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IX.7.14 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking west from Casina dell’Aquila onto rear of entrance doorway.
Looking north-west from Casina dell’Aquila to rear of IX.7.14, in centre. December 2007.
According to Boyce and Jashemski, a garden was excavated near here.
The west wall of the garden can be partially seen on the right side of the doorway of IX.7.14.
Whether it belonged to IX.7.12, 14, or 16 cannot be seen until further excavation.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.89, no.445)
According to Jashemski, she quoted the location as IX.7.12(?).
She said in the north-west corner of this partially excavated garden, at the left of the entrance, stood an aedicula lararium.
In front of the lararium was a small altar, and a lararium painting on the wall around the shrine.
Many marble sculptures decorated the garden.
See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.239)
Looking north-west from Casina dell’Aquila to rear of entrance at IX.7.14, lower centre. 1968.
On the left can be seen the west wall of the triclinium of IX.7.12.
The west wall of the garden can be seen behind the greenery, on the right of the doorway.
Against the west wall of the garden stands an
aedicula, built upon a square masonry base (0.92 square, h.0.70).
The sides of the base are decorated with
green plants painted on the white ground.
Above the base, walls enclose a niche
(h.0.42, w.0.52, d.0.62).
In front of the structure stands a small
altar (0.24 by 0.23, h.0.80).
The roof (no longer preserved) originally
extended out over the altar as well as the niche, and the front of it was
adorned with a pediment.
It was supported by two columns, the marks of
the bases of which are still to be seen near the corners of the base.
On the walls within the niche is the lararium
painting.
On the back wall to the right of an altar,
stands the Genius pouring a libation upon it.
To the left of the same altar is a serpent,
the head of which was done in stucco relief.
On each of the side walls are painted three
figures: from back to front – a plant, a Lar, a man in a white garment holding
in his left hand an object resembling a black cup, with a patera in his right
hand.
He quotes references – Not. Scavi, 1881,
92-93; Bull. Inst., 1883, 146.
In Not. Scavi, it is described as
House, only partly excavated – “and corresponds to, after the sixth doorway,
west side, counting from the north-west”.
In Bull. Inst, it is described as
“West side, first entrance counting from the south, garden in part excavated.”
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome: MAAR 14. (p.89, no.445).
Looking west from Casina dell’Aquila to garden area “e”. October 2024. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IX.7.14/15/16 Pompeii. 2015/2016.
Looking south-west
from Casina dell’Aquila towards east side of Vicolo di Tesmo, in lower photo.
The garden area is on the left of the photo,
between entrances at IX.7.14 and IX.7.15.
The rooms on the right are part of
IX.7.16. Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
According to Boyce and Jashemski, a garden was excavated near here.
Whether it belonged to IX.7.12, 14, or 16 cannot be seen until further excavation.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.89, no.445)
According to Jashemski, she quoted the location as IX.7.12(?).
She said in the north-west corner of this partially excavated garden, at the left of the entrance, stood an aedicula lararium.
In front of the lararium was a small altar, and a lararium painting on the wall around the shrine.
Many marble sculptures decorated the garden.
See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.239).
IX.7.14 or 16 Pompeii. 2023.
Looking down from the Casina dell’Aquila towards a possible aedicula in the north-west corner of the garden area, in the centre of the photo.
Photo courtesy of Google Earth.
Due to the fact that the area has not been fully excavated, the garden area may belong to either house IX.7.14 or IX.7.16, or any other house in IX.7 entered from south or east side of Insula and still unexcavated.
IX.7.12, 14 or 16 (?) Pompeii. 2017.
Looking down from the Casina dell’Aquila towards an aedicula lararium in the north-west corner of the garden area “e”, on the right in the photo.
Photo courtesy of Google Earth.
Due to the fact that the area has not been fully excavated, it is not known whether this garden area belongs to IX.7.12, 14 or IX.7.16 or any other house in IX.7 entered from south or east side of Insula and still unexcavated.
IX.7.12, 14 or 16 (?) Pompeii. October 2024. Garden area “e”, west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IX.7.12, 14 or 16 (?) Pompeii. October 2024.
Garden area “e”, north wall with lararium in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IX.7.12, 14 or 16 (?) Pompeii. October 2024.
Garden “e”, looking towards south side of lararium in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IX.7.12, 14 or 16 (?) Pompeii. October 2024.
Garden area “e”, looking north-west towards lararium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IX.7.12, 14 or 16 (?) Pompeii. October 2024.
Garden area “e”, lararium in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IX.7.12, 14 or 16 (?) Pompeii. October 2024.
Garden area “e”, detail of lararium in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
According
to Boyce –
Against
the west wall of the garden stands an aedicula, built upon a square masonry
base (0.92 square, h.0.70).
The
sides of the base are decorated with green plants painted on the white ground.
Above
the base, walls enclose a niche (h.0.42, w.0.52, d.0.62).
In
front of the structure stands a small altar (0.24 by 0.23, h.0.80).
The
roof (no longer preserved) originally extended out over the altar as well as
the niche, and the front of it was adorned with a pediment.
It
was supported by two columns, the marks of the bases of which are still to be
seen near the corners of the base.
On
the walls within the niche is the lararium painting.
On
the back wall to the right of an altar, stands the Genius pouring a libation
upon it.
To
the left of the same altar is a serpent, the head of which was done in stucco
relief.
On
each of the side walls are painted three figures: from back to front – a plant,
a Lar, a man in a white garment holding in his left hand an object resembling a
black cup, with a patera in his right hand.
He
quotes references – Not. Scavi, 1881, 92-93; Bull. Inst., 1883,
146.
In Not.
Scavi, it is described as House, only partly excavated – “and corresponds
to, after the sixth doorway, west side, counting from the north-west”.
In Bull.
Inst, it is described as “West side, first entrance counting from the
south, garden in part excavated.”
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.89, no.445).
IX.7.12, 14 or 16 (?) Pompeii. October 2024.
Garden area “e”, remains of painting on north side wall of lararium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IX.7.12, 14 or 16 (?) Pompeii. October 2024. Garden area “e”, detail from north wall of lararium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
According to Boyce -
“On each of the side walls are painted three
figures: from back to front –
a plant, a Lar, a man in a white garment
holding in his left hand an object resembling a black cup, with a patera in his
right hand.”
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome: MAAR 14. (p.89, no.445).
IX.7.12, 14 or 16 (?) Pompeii. October 2024.
Garden area “e”, looking towards south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.