V.3.6 Pompeii. House of Ceia
L.F. Helpia, or Casa di Narcisso.
Excavated 1900-1902.
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V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009.
North end of corridor, with doorway to triclinium, on left. Doorway to garden, ahead.
V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Triclinium, west wall.
V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Triclinium, west wall.
Central wall painting of Narcissus, sitting on a podium and leaning towards a column.
V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Triclinium. West wall, detail of painted panel, with tree and garland.
V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Triclinium, west wall, painted panel.
V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Triclinium, south-west corner, detail of lower walls.
V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Triclinium, west wall, painted panel.
V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Triclinium, upper west wall, painted panel.
V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Triclinium, west wall, painted panel.
V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Triclinium, south wall.
V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Triclinium, east wall.
According to NdS,
“The facing east wall (from the west wall) had suffered most of all.
Only the lower part remained of the central painting, which consisted of the legs of a figure clothed in a violet robe, sitting on a noble marble rostrum whose feet were formed to look like flying griffins. On the ground, leaning against the rostrum, was a lyre with ten chords. Behind the seated figure was a standing female figure in a white robe, but only the legs remained.”
See Notizie
degli Scavi di Antichità, 1902, p.566.
V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Triclinium, north wall, entrance to garden.
V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Triclinium, north-west corner.
V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Triclinium, detail from west side of north wall.
V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Garden area, north wall.
V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Garden area, north-east corner.
According to CTP,
“The well-mouth at the north-east corner of the garden between the channel and the north wall is no longer in existence but is now incorporated on the plan.”
See Van der Poel, H. B., 1986. Corpus Topographicum Pompeianum, Part IIIA. Austin: University of Texas. (p.76)
V.3.6 Pompeii but shown as V.3.7 on photo. pre 1937-39. Sun-dial.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1486
According to Jashemski, “A travertine sundial, no longer in use, was found in the garden of V.3.6”.
See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.114)
According to NdS,
A travertine sundial of the usual concave design was found in the garden on 16th May 1902, but devoid of its gnomon and abandoned on the ground, therefore of no use as a timepiece.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1902, (p. 374).
V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Garden area. Looking south to doorway to corridor, and doorway to triclinium.
V.3.6 Pompeii. July 2008. Garden area. Downpipe in south wall between corridor and triclinium.
Photo courtesy of Barry Hobson.
V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Garden area, downpipe in south wall.
V.3.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Garden area, near south wall.