VI.13.6 Pompeii. Casa e Officina Textoria di M. Terentius Eudoxus

or Casa del forno or Casa del forno di ferro.

Linked to VI.13.8 and VI.13.9.

Excavated 1833, 1837, 1846 and 1873. (Strada della Fortuna 46).

VI.13.6 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking north to entrance doorway on Via della Fortuna, with VI.13.7, on right.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. October 2017. Pilaster on east of entrance doorway, with VI.13.7, on right.

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VI.13.6 Pompeii. Painting of two gods with graffiti inscriptions, found on front exterior wall between entrances 6 and 7. 

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9282.

Our thanks to Raffaele Prisciandaro for his help in identifying this object.

See also Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern.  (F41, T:17,2)

According to Varone and Stefani, CIL IV 347 and 348 were found here -

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider, (p.329)

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de), these read as -

Lollium

[3]i Fuscum aed(ilem) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis)      [CIL IV 347]

TROOODV[3]RVM

Polybium IIvir(um)     [CIL IV 348]

VI.13, between 6 and 7, Pompeii. Anonymous drawing of the above painting MN 9282, which might be attributed to N. La Volpe.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 1211.

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According to Kuivalainen, there are various scenes in different scales, probably signifying overpainting.

The main scene consists of two tall figures.

On the left, a robed man stands with his weight on his left foot; he is wearing high boots and a green tunic and red cloak; the head is in profile, and on his curly hair there rests a substantial wreath; in his right hand there are small greenish branches extending towards his right shoulder; in his left hand he holds a rod, the upper part of which is not visible.

The female figure stands more frontally; she is fully clothed, wears a double necklace, and has a wreath in her long curly hair. In the crook of her left arm she has a long stick with tiny decorations at both ends.

On the left side of the painting is a scene from a fullonica, with two drying racks (vimineae caveae) with birds on the tops.

On the right side is a construction site with small figures building temple.

The male figure’s apparel is not very characteristic of Bacchus, but has established parallels, high boots are more common in Pompeii.

The construction on the right side is too vague to be identified as a temple of Bacchus.

The birds on the drying racks may be owls, as in the famous graffito (CIL IV 9131).

See Kuivalainen, I., 2021. The Portrayal of Pompeian Bacchus. Commentationes Humanarum Litterarum 140. Helsinki: Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, (p.125, D2).

VI.13.6 Pompeii. September 2015. Entrance doorway.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. September 2015. Threshold of entrance doorway.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance doorway.

According to Pagano and Prisciandaro, found in April 1841 were recommendations on the exterior walls of VI.13.6-9. They read –

Fuscum aed(ilem)

Iphigenia facit    [CIL IV 457]

Vicini

cum Capitone

rog(ant)    [CIL IV 458]

R]ustium aed(ilem)

rogamus dignus est    [CIL IV 459]

Paquium et Caprasium

probissimos d(uum)v(iros) i(ure) d(icundo) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis)    [CIL IV 460]

M(arcum) Samellium Modestum aed(ilem)

d(ignum) r(ei) p(ublicae) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis)    [CIL IV 465]

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi, (p.157),  PAH II, 395; III, 169.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. 1964. Entrance doorway, looking north. 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.13.6 Pompeii. 1964. Entrance doorway, looking north towards west side of entrance corridor. 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.13.6 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking north across the atrium.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking north from entrance vestibule across the atrium.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking north-west across impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking north-east across impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. July 2017. Looking north across impluvium in atrium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking north across atrium, from entrance.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. April 2014. Looking north across atrium, from entrance. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VI.13.6 Pompeii.

Drawings by Giuseppe Abbate, 1840, described as panels from an atrium, whether these were from this atrium, or one nearby, is disputable as it is thought that this atrium had medallions with paintings and not panels.

The two lower figures represent the Seasons, Autumn on the left, and Winter on the right.

See Carratelli, G. P., 2003. Pompei: La documentazione nell'Opera di disegnatori e pittori dei secoli XVIII e XIX. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, page 266, no. 49.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 416.

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VI.13.6 Pompeii. September 2004. Looking north across atrium, from entrance.

According to Garcia y Garcia, in 1943 a bomb destroyed the rear entrance at VI.13.9.

The three nearby rooms on the south-east side of the peristyle were destroyed as well as a good part of the east wall.

The plaster on the west wall of the atrium also suffered damage.

The east wall of the tablinum was totally razed to the ground, as well as the rooms to the east of this.

The major part of the damage will never be restored.

The house appears today very ruined and abandoned.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.86-87)

VI.13.6 Pompeii. July 2017. Rooms on west side of atrium.

In the centre of the west wall was a cubiculum which took its light from the two windows, one on either side of the doorway.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. September 2015. Rooms on west side of atrium.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. July 2017.

West wall of atrium with remaining painted stucco on south side of doorway to a cubiculum, on right.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

According to PPM (photograph from 1980) –

“The red middle zone of the wall, above the black geometric zoccolo, preserved only a painted medallion (35cm diameter) on the south side of the doorway.”

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici. V (5). Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, (No.7 on p.163).

VI.13.6 Pompeii. July 2017. Threshold of doorway into cubiculum on west side of atrium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. July 2017. Detail of threshold of doorway into cubiculum on west side of atrium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. July 2017. Looking through doorway towards remaining painted stucco on lower west wall.

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According to PPM –

“Only the west wall preserves traces of the decoration of the red zoccolo painted with red panels separated by narrow white compartments.”

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici. V (5). Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, (No.21, p.169).

VI.13.6 Pompeii. July 2017. Flooring in cubiculum on west side of atrium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

According to PPM –

“Flooring in cocciopesto: the poor conservation conditions no longer allow you to recognize the dotted white tiles seen by Pernice.”

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici. V (5). Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, (p.169)

VI.13.6 Pompeii. July 2017. Detail of flooring in cubiculum.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. July 2017.

West wall of atrium with remaining painted stucco on north side of doorway to a cubiculum, on left.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. July 2017. Rooms on west and north-west side of atrium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. December 2005. Rooms on west and north-west side of atrium.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. 1964. Looking towards rooms on west and north-west side of atrium. 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.13.6 Pompeii. September 2015. Rooms on west and north-west side of atrium.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking north-west across atrium.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking west across north end of atrium towards a cubiculum, on left, and west ala, in centre. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking north across impluvium in atrium.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. July 2017. Impluvium in atrium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking north across impluvium to tablinum. Only the west wall of the tablinum is still standing.

VI.13.6 Pompeii.

Drawing by Giuseppe Abbate, 1840, of painting on west wall of tablinum, showing Hercules and Omphale, but only preserved on the lower part.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 414.

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This painting was detached and taken to Naples Archaeological Museum, Senza Inv. Numero, (without an inventory number).

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, (1138).

VI.13.6 Pompeii.

Drawing by Giuseppe Abbate, 1842, of a painting in a side panel of the west wall of the tablinum showing Venus and Adonis, which is only known from this engraving.

Another similar painting of Venus and Adonis was found in a cubiculum on the east side of the atrium.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 411.

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See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, (Helbig 335).

According to PPM –

“The tablinum was particularly rich in its decoration with three paintings on each of its walls.

On the west wall was the painting with Hercules and Omphale, now in Naples Archaeological Museum, on either side of it was Venus and Adonis and of a Satyr and a Nymph; on the east wall, the central painting was conserved that of Dionysius approaching with his procession towards a sleeping Ariadne and one with the lyre-playing Apollo accompanied by a player with a double flute.”

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici. V (5). Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, p. 159.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. December 2005. Impluvium in atrium, looking north.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking north through tablinum to peristyle area.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. December 2005. Rooms on north side of atrium, looking north through tablinum to peristyle area.

The peristyle of the house had been transformed into a weaver’s workshop. Many graffiti were found there, see VI.13.8.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. September 2015. Peristyle area, at rear of tablinum, from entrance doorway.

VI.13.6/8 Pompeii. 1964. Looking north-west across peristyle 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.13.6/8 Pompeii. 1957. Looking north-west across peristyle. 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.13.6/8 Pompeii. 1957. Broken columns in peristyle 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.13.6 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking towards north-east side of peristyle.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Looking towards north-east side of peristyle.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1425.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. September 2015. Rooms on east side of atrium, looking north-east.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. July 2017. Detail of threshold in doorway of cubiculum on east (right) side of atrium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. December 2005. Rooms on east side of the atrium.

The doorway to a cubiculum is on the left, this would be the one where paintings were found on the walls but left in situ, and now lost.

According to Presuhn, “in a cubiculum on the right side of the atrium, was a wall painting also well preserved, showing Venus and Adonis, favoured subject of Pompeian painters (Helbig 331). Many paintings found in this house were taken to the Naples Museum, but others were left, and are now destroyed”.

See Presuhn, E. Pompei les dernières fouilles de 1874-75.

According to PPM –

«In the north wall in the north-west corner is a doorway into the east ala : the red zoccolo painted with panels with plants was edged from the yellow middle zone by a carpet-border with triangles by a white band. The upper cornice of moulded stucco was blue, with a white upper area.

There was no shortage of figurative subjects completely lost and documented only by Fiorelli's brief descriptions (Fiorelli, Descrizioni, p.424) – a Satyr with a Bacchante, Leda with the swan, Adonis sitting on the lap of Venus, accompanied by three cupids.”

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici. V (5). Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, (p.165).

VI.13.6 Pompeii.

Drawing by Giuseppe Abbate, 1842, of a painting found July 1837, from the same cubiculum on east side of atrium.

The painting showed Adonis sitting on the lap of Venus, accompanied by three cupids.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 415.

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See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, (331).

VI.13.6 Pompeii.

Drawing by Giuseppe Abbate, 1842, of a medallion of Leda and the Swan in the cubiculum on east side of atrium.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 412.

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See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, (142)

VI.13.6 Pompeii.

Drawing by Giuseppe Abbate, 1842, of a medallion, from the same cubiculum, showing a Satyr and Bacchante, but could also be described as Apollo and Dryope.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 413.

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See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, (1392).

VI.13.6 Pompeii. July 2017. East wall of atrium on south side of doorway to cubiculum, on left.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. East wall of atrium on south side of doorway to cubiculum, on left.

Looking towards doorways to rooms on east side of atrium, with windows in east wall.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1424.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. September 2015. Doorways to rooms on east side of atrium.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. July 2017. Detail of threshold from doorway into room on east (right) side of atrium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. July 2017. Looking towards east wall of atrium in south-east corner.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.13.6 Pompeii. July 2017.

Detail of remaining painted stucco on east wall of atrium in south-east corner.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

According to PPM –

“Seen in the red middle zone was a medallion with an illegible head (35cm diameter).

We know that of the three medallions conserved at the time of the excavation, they showed a Faun with pan-pipes, a woman with writing tablet, and a veiled woman, but we do not know their exact location.”

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici. V (5). Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, (p. 161).

VI.13.6 Pompeii. September 2015. South-east corner of atrium, from entrance doorway.