57. Boscoreale,
Villa Regina. Villa
excavated 1977-80.
Surrounding land excavated 1980, 1982 and 1983.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. September 2021.
Looking
south-east along south portico VII of room I, peristyle courtyard. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. September 2021.
South portico VII of room I, peristyle courtyard, detail of
remaining plaster above column in south-east corner.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. September 2021.
Looking towards cistern area V, from south portico VII of room I, the peristyle courtyard.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. October 2021.
Looking towards cistern area V, from south portico VII of room I, the peristyle courtyard.
Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. September 2021. Room V, reproduction of plaster-cast of pig. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. May 2006.
Looking along south portico VII of room I, peristyle courtyard, towards cistern area V.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. December 2006. Cistern area V at end of portico VII, with window from room Vbis, on right.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. December 2006. Room V. Cistern area.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. September 2021.
Room V, terracotta puteal. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. December 2023.
Looking towards window into room Vbis, cubiculum, on right, looking
south-east from room V, on left. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. December 2006. Window into room Vbis, cubiculum, looking south-east from room V.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. October 2021.
Doorway into room Vbis, with painted decoration on south wall. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. September 2021.
Room Vbis, looking towards south wall with painted decoration. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. September 2021.
Room Vbis, detail of remaining painted decoration on south wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. September 2021.
Looking south along corridor XI towards cubiculum XVI. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. December 2006. Looking south along corridor XI towards cubiculum XVI.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. Decorated clay oil lamp found in a cubiculum. Now in Boscoreale Antiquarium.
Villa Regina,
Boscoreale. April 2017. Above, no.4, terracotta one-handled single flame lamp. Photo
courtesy of Adrian Hielscher.
Villa
Regina, Boscoreale, (from
information card) –
The
terracotta lamps found in the villa are of a one handled type, with a single
spout from which the flame came. The oil lamp rested on a bronze support.
One oil-lamp, which
bears a cross sign on the outer bottom, documents the human presence in the
area of the villa after the eruption of 79AD.
Le Lucerne fittili rinvenuti nella villa sono di
tipo monolicne, ad un becco da cui fuoriusciva la fiamma. Sul sostegno di
bronzo veniva poggiata la lucerna.
Una lucerna, che reca sul fondo esterno un segno a
croce, documenta la presenza umana nell’area della villa dopo l’eruzione del
79AD.
No.3 (not photographed). A bronze support for a lamp, found in
room 2, dateable from 1st century AD.
Nos. 4-6. One-handled lamps, made of terracotta, dateable from 1st
century AD.
No.7 (not photographed). A one-handled lamp, made of terracotta,
dateable from II to IV century AD.
Villa Regina,
Boscoreale. April 2017. No.5, terracotta one-handled single flame lamp. Photo
courtesy of Adrian Hielscher.
Villa Regina,
Boscoreale. April 2017. No.6, terracotta one-handled single flame lamp. Photo
courtesy of Adrian Hielscher.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. October 2021. Looking towards niche in west wall of west portico VII. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. December 2023.
Looking south along west portico VII, with niche in west
wall. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. October 2021. Looking south along west portico VII. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. July 2010. Room I, looking south along west side of portico VII. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. October 2021. Portico VII, looking south-east across cella vinaria room I. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. December 2006. Portico VII, looking south-east across cella vinaria room I.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. September 2021.
Room I, cella vinaria, looking across courtyard towards
south portico. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. October 2021. Room I, cella vinaria, looking south across dolia. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. October 2021.
Room I, cella vinaria, detail of dolia set into courtyard flooring. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. October 2021.
Room I, cella vinaria, looking across courtyard towards south portico and south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
Villa Regina,
Boscoreale. September
2021. Room I, cella vinaria, looking south-east across dolia. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. December 2023.
Room I, cella
vinaria, looking east towards dolia, from west portico. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
Villa Regina,
Boscoreale. September
2021. Room I, cella vinaria, looking east across dolia. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
18 dolia at Villa Regina, Boscoreale. May 2006. Room I, looking north-east across cella vinaria.
After the grapes were pressed, the juice of the grapes was fermented in these dolia embedded in the courtyard.
According to the Boscoreale Antiquarium, this villa was used exclusively for the production of wine.
This is shown by the presence of a torcularium and a cella vinaria.
Paleo-botanic research has shown the presence of a vineyard which has today been replanted.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. September 2021.
Room I, looking
north-east across cella vinaria. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
18 dolia at Villa Regina, Boscoreale. December 2006. Room I, looking north-east across cella vinaria.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. September 2021. Room I, detail of
dolia with lid. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. September 2021. Room I,
detail of lid of dolia with handle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa Regina,
Boscoreale. April 2018. Boscoreale
museum wine storage jar, (dolia).
Photo courtesy of Ian Lycett-King. Use is subject to Creative
Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License v.4 International.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. October 2021.
Room I, trough between pillars in south-east corner near cistern area V. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. September 2021.
Room I, trough between pillars in south-east corner near
cistern area V. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. October 2021.
Room I, trough between pillars in south-east corner near cistern area V.
Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
Villa Regina, Boscoreale. December 2006. Room I, trough between pillars in south-east corner near cistern area V.