VI.15.8
Pompeii. Casa del Principe di Napoli or House of the Prince of Naples.
Linked to VI.15.7. Excavated 1896.
In Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, prior to January 1897, this house may be described as being in Insula 12 of Reg. VI. Afterwards it was changed to Insula 15 of Reg. VI.
In Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, January 1897, plan on p.14, this house was numbered as VI.15.9.
It was renumbered in NdS, May 1897, p.198 as VI.15.8. See Note on Region VI, Insula 15 plan for information.
VI.15.8 Pompeii.
May 2010. Entrance doorway.
According to NdS, the doorjambs were of limestone.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, January 1897, (p.34)
(note the two linked entrances 7/8 are described as VI.15.8/9)
VI.15.8 Pompeii. Found on the plaster to the left of the doorway.
According to Sogliano in NdS, this graffito was slightly reminiscent of the Emperor Galba.
See Notizie
degli Scavi di Antichità, 1897,
(p.151)
VI.15.8 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance with painted wall on north side of entrance corridor.
According to NdS –
the walls of the fauces, or entrance corridor, were decorated on a white background, which was then partitioned with black and red lines.
The high dado, or ‘zoccolo’ was painted black.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance with painted wall on south side of entrance corridor.
VI.15.8
Pompeii. July 2017. Looking west across impluvium and atrium, from
entrance corridor.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. September 2004. Looking west across atrium, from entrance corridor
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking west across atrium under renovation, from entrance corridor.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2015. Looking west across atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. June 2019. Impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. December
2007. Impluvium in atrium.
According to NdS, in the centre of the tuscanic atrium was a square impluvium of 1.55m.
It was covered with opus signinum, and at the head of it was a marble table.
The floor of the atrium was littered with small cubes of white mosaic laid in parallel lines.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2015. Impluvium base in atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2015. Detail of impluvium base in atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2015.
Atrium flooring littered with small cubes of white mosaic laid in parallel lines. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. December 2018.
Looking west across
impluvium in atrium towards tablinum and doorway to kitchen, on right. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking west across atrium towards tablinum and doorway to kitchen.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2015. Looking west towards marble table. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii.
December 2019.
Looking across atrium towards tablinum and doorway into cubiculum.
Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2010. Marble table in atrium, supported by two legs decorated with flying animals with lion’s paws.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2015. Site of cistern mouth near impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. December 2019. Looking north-west towards marble
table in atrium. Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2015. Looking north-west towards marble table. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. June 2019. Looking towards marble table at west end of impluvium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2015. Looking south-west towards marble table. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2015. Looking towards marble table leg at south end. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2010. Marble table in atrium, looking south from north end.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2015. Looking towards decorative north side of marble table. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. December 2007. Detail of marble table support at north end.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. 1968. Detail of marble table support. 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.15.8 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north towards decorative south side of marble table support.
VI.15.8 but shown as VI.15.7 on photo. Pre-1937-39. Looking north from south side of table support.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1513.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2015. North wall of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2010. North wall of the atrium.
According to NdS, the beautiful conservation of the wall decoration was very notable.
On the north wall, when excavated, this existed to the height of 5.70m.
At the top on a white background, it was partitioned into blocks by red and black lines.
On the lower area, it had a red background divided by green lines into panels outlined in yellow.
In the panels were painted swans, peacocks, other birds and griffins.
At the lowest level, (the zoccolo), it was painted black.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, January 1897, (p.34).
Looking north-east across atrium, with entrance corridor, centre right. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking north-east across atrium. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2015.
Looking towards north-east corner of atrium, and entrance corridor, on right. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2015.
Threshold to room in north-east corner of atrium, looking east from atrium floor. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2015. Detail of atrium flooring in north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2010. North-east corner of atrium.
Room to north of entrance with stone steps and line of staircase in the plasterwork on the north wall.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. December 2007.
Room to north of entrance with stone steps and remains of a staircase in the plasterwork on the north wall.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2015. Detail of stone steps in north-east corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2015. Detail of remains of a staircase in the plasterwork on the north wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2010. Line of stairs to the upper floor, in the north wall.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2015. Line of stairs to the upper floor, in the north wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2015. Looking towards north-east corner with holes for floor supports. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2015.
Looking east towards area that would have had a small mezzanine floor, supported by beams in the north and south walls.
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. June 2019. South-east corner of room in north-east corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2010. South-east corner of room in north-east corner of atrium.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May 2010. Threshold of room with stairs on north side of entrance. Looking west into the atrium.