VI.5.17 Pompeii. Casa della Colonna Etrusca.

Linked to VI.5.18. Excavated 1836 and 1976.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance doorway.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance fauces, looking west.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking from entrance fauces to north-west corner of atrium.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south west across atrium area.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south-west across atrium area.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. March 2009. West wall of atrium area, with window to room behind.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Atrium area. According to Fiorelli this area was cultivated as a garden, but a later study shows this as “a pebbled pavement enclosed by a badly damaged low wall”. Jashemski suggested that the low wall may have had a planting space in the top. See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.126).

VI.5.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Atrium area.

According to Fiorelli this area was cultivated as a garden, but a later study showed this as “a pebbled pavement enclosed by a badly damaged low wall”.

Jashemski suggested that the low wall may have had a planting space in the top.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.126).

VI.5.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Cistern in atrium area, near West wall.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Cistern in atrium area, near west wall.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. September 2005. Cistern.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. September 2005. Ancient column built into the north wall of the atrium area.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. 1968. Ancient column built into the north wall of the atrium area. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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VI.5.17 Pompeii. 1968.

Ancient column built into the north wall of the atrium area. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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VI.5.17 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Ancient column built into the north wall of the atrium area.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 732.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Ancient column built into the north wall of the atrium area.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 732.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. c.1900-1930. Ancient column built into the north wall of the atrium area.
Photo by Esther Boise Van Deman (c) American Academy in Rome. VD_Archive_Ph_231.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. c.1900-1930. Ancient column built into the north wall of the atrium area.

Photo by Esther Boise Van Deman (c) American Academy in Rome. VD_Archive_Ph_231.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Ancient column, proudly displayed by the owners of the house.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Ancient column, proudly displayed by the owners of the house, looking north.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Base of Etruscan column.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Base of Etruscan column, looking north.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. September 2005. Base of Etruscan column, looking north.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Rear view of Etruscan column.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Rear view of Etruscan column, looking south.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. September 2005. Rear view of Etruscan column, looking south.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Rear view of base of Etruscan column, looking south.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Triclinium, recesses in south-west corner.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. September 2005. Triclinium, recesses in south-west corner.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Room behind atrium area, East wall with niche, and window to atrium.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Room behind atrium area, east wall with niche and window to atrium.

VI.5.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Niche in east wall of room on west side of atrium area. According to Boyce, the walls of the niche were coated with at least three successive layers of stucco. The middle layer was red.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.46)

VI.5.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Niche in east wall of room on west side of atrium area.

According to Boyce, the walls of the niche were coated with at least three successive layers of stucco.

The middle layer was red.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.46)

VI.5.17 Pompeii. September 2005. Cubiculum in north-west corner of atrium.