VI.7.23 Pompeii. Domus A. Herenuleius Communis or House of Apollo.
Domus A. or L. Herennuleius Communis. Excavated in 1830s.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking west. Garden terrace showing painted plaster walls, and the bedroom in the north-west corner.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail from outside wall of bedroom in north-west corner of garden.
In the red band are a series of shields that appear to be trophies.
See Catalogue, 1989. Italienische Reise: Pompejanische Bilder in den deutschen archäologischen Sammlungen. Napoli: Bibliopolis. (p. 130, fig. 18).
VI.7.23 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39.
Looking north towards window of cubiculum and summer triclinium, with the three niches.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 422.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. Pre-1937-1939. Looking north to bedroom and summer triclinium, with the three niches.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 423b.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. W.1191. Looking north to bedroom and summer triclinium, with the three niches.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. W.1190. South wall of cubiculum with square window in painted wall.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. South wall of cubiculum with square window
in painted wall.
DAIR 83.73. Photo
© Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Detail from painted south wall of bedroom, with sacred tree, in centre.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1404.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. W.1193. Detail from painted south wall of bedroom, with sacred tree, in centre.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Detail of sacred tree from painted south wall of bedroom.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1693.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. W.1195. Wall painting of sacred tree, from south wall of cubiculum.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Wall painting of sacred tree, from south wall of cubiculum.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 715.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail from landscape painting on south wall of bedroom, showing man and horse.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. W.1194. Wall painting of man and horse, from south wall of bedroom.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. December 2006. Bedroom in north-west corner of garden.
According to Rostovtsev (Rostowzew), a large sacred landscape filled the outside south wall.
See Rostowzew,
M., 1911. Die hellenistisch-römische
Architekturlandschaft: Mitteilungen des Kaiserlich Deutschen
Archaeologischen Instituts, Roemische Abtheilung Volume XXVI, (p. 78, abb. 45).
VI.7.23 Pompeii. W.1192. Looking north to bedroom and summer triclinium.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. October 2014. Looking north to niches on
wall behind the site of the summer triclinium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. October 2014. Looking east along north wall with
niches.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. December 2006. Central niche on the north wall behind the summer triclinium.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. September 2024. Mosaic of the Three Graces from the garden wall.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 10004. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella
According to the information card –
The Three Graces. Opus vermiculatum wall panel made of limestone, glass paste and shells.
The three goddesses are sown dancing with their arms raised in the air in a gesture that gracefully unites them.
(Third quarter of the Ist century AD).
(Le tre Grazie. Pannello parietale in opus
vermiculatum di calcare, pasta vitrea e conchiglia.
Le tre dee sono raffigurate, danzanti con le
braccia sollevate all’altezza delle spalle in un gesto che le unisce con
grazia.
Terzo quarto del I secolo d.C.)
VI.7.23 Pompeii. May 2006. Mosaic of the Three Graces from the garden wall.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 10004.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. Mosaic of the Three Graces from the garden wall.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 10004. Photo taken by Stanley A. Jashemski in 1957.
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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Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 10006. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
According to the information card –
Achilles confronts Agamemnon. Polychrome wall mosaic made of limestone, glass paste and shells.
Achilles, restrained by Athena, in his attempt to have Brisels returned to him, unsheathes his sword and approaches Agamemnon who is seated on a stool and looks startled. To the right, his beloved slave girl observes the scene in dismay.
(Third quarter of the Ist century AD.)
(Achille affronta Agamennone. Mosaico parietale
policromo in calcare, pasta vitrea e conchiglia.
Achille, trattenuto da Atena, per ottenere la
restituzione di Briseide, sguaina la spada contro Agamennone, seduto su un
sgabello e sorpreso.
A destra, l’amata schiava osserva sconvolta la
scena. Terzo quarto del I secolo d.C.)
VI.7.23 Pompeii. May 2006. South side of garden portico. Mosaic of Achilles confronting Agamemnon.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 10006.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. Mosaic of Achilles confronting Agamemnon from south side of garden portico.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 10006. Photo taken by Stanley A. Jashemski in 1957.
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.7.23 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking west across the site of the summer triclinium to the cubiculum/bedroom.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. October 2014.
Exterior east wall of cubiculum/bedroom on south side of
window, mosaic of Achilles recognised by Odysseus at Skyros.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. October 2023.
Mosaic of Achilles
recognised by Odysseus at Skyros, from exterior east wall of bedroom. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. July 2021.
Mosaic of Achilles recognised by Odysseus at Skyros, from
exterior east wall of bedroom. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.7.23 Pompeii.
Mosaic of Achilles recognised by Odysseus at Skyros, from exterior east wall of bedroom. Photo courtesy of Davide Peluso.
VI.7.23 Pompeii. December 2006. Mosaic of Achilles recognised by Odysseus at Skyros, from exterior east wall of bedroom.