VI.15.1 Pompeii. House of the Vettii or Casa dei Vettii or Domus Vettiorum.
Excavated 1894-1895. Linked to VI.15.27.
Peristyle
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In Notizie degli Scavi, prior to January 1897, this house was described as being in Insula 12 of Reg. VI. Afterwards it was changed to Insula 15 of Reg. VI.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Postcard c. 1895. Peristyle garden, looking west from above atrium.
The atrium and the north side of the peristyle have no roof. The lararium is visible bottom right.
Photo courtesy of Espen B. Andersson.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Early 1900s? Peristyle garden, looking west from above atrium.
The north peristyle roof has been reconstructed and the lararium is covered over.
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023. Looking west across peristyle from east portico. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii.
April 2023. Looking west from east portico. Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Basin near east portico. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Reproduction of marble Priapos on display near east portico in peristyle, but found near kitchen area.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023. Looking towards west portico across peristyle from east portico. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii, 1968. Looking towards the west portico. 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.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023. Looking towards south-west corner of peristyle from east portico. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1959.
Looking towards south end of west portico from east portico across the peristyle garden. 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.15.1 Pompeii. Old postcard. Looking west from atrium to peristyle garden. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 1923 photograph. Looking west across peristyle from east portico. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1944. Peristyle garden, looking south-west from east portico. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking south-west to peristyle from atrium.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking south towards doorways to atrium from east portico. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii.
April 2023. Looking south along east portico. Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023. Looking towards west portico at south end across peristyle from east portico. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. East side of peristyle, looking south.
The doorway on the left leads into the atrium, the next large doorway is to the Exedra in the SE of the peristyle, go to plan to view this room (PPM room - n).
The small doorway at the end of the east wall, is the doorway in the south-east corner of the peristyle. (PPM room – o).
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1895
photograph by Esposito. Looking east from south side of garden
area, during excavations.
On the right is the doorway to the Exedra in SE corner, on the
left is the atrium still under excavation. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.
East wall in south-east corner of peristyle with doorway to exedra, in centre, and into room “o”, on right. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Looking south towards south-east corner and doorway to room “o”, on left. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Doorway in south-east corner of peristyle leading into room “o”. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Room “o”, looking east towards doorway leading to VI.15.27. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006.
Doorway to room in south-east corner of peristyle. (PPM room – o).
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Description card in peristyle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. August 2023. South-east corner of
peristyle. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Looking north along east portico from outside
south-east exedra. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. August 2023. Looking north along
gutter on east side of peristyle garden. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023. Looking east along south
portico. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe
Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. South-east corner of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. South-east corner and south wall of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. South wall of peristyle in south-east corner.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1966.
Peristyle, detail of painted border of a black panel. 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.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Panel on south wall of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Detail of painted figure from centre of panel on south wall of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Peristyle. Flying figure from south wall.
Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Peristyle. Flying figure from south wall.
See Sogliano, A. La
Casa dei Vettii in Pompei Mon. Ant. 1898, (p.271/272, fig. 14).
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Detail from panel on south wall of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023. Looking west along south
portico. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe
Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking west along south portico. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. South wall of peristyle, looking west towards south-west corner.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 1895.
Watercolour by Luigi Bazzani, looking west towards south-west corner of peristyle.
Photo © Victoria and
Albert Museum. Inventory number 7-1898.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023. Painted panel from panel in south wall of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Painted panel with fish from south wall of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Painted panel from panel in south wall of peristyle.
Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Peristyle, looking towards south portico wall across garden from north portico. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Peristyle, looking south towards herm on east side of peristyle garden. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Peristyle, looking south towards herm on west side of peristyle garden. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Peristyle, looking towards south portico wall across garden in May 2001, from north portico.
Photograph courtesy of Current Archaeology.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1964. Looking towards south wall of peristyle garden portico. 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.15.1 Pompeii. February 1952. Looking south across garden of peristyle.
Photo courtesy of John Vanko, his father took the photo in 1952.
VI.15.1 Pompeii, 1968.
Looking across peristyle towards south-east corner. 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.15.1 Pompeii, 1968. Looking towards south-east corner. 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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Looking north-west
across peristyle from south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023. Looking north-west across peristyle from south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023. Looking west across south portico from south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1971. Looking east towards south wall and garden ornaments. 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.15.1
Pompeii. November 1961.
Looking towards the south wall at the east end of
the south portico of the peristyle. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii.
April 2023. Looking north across peristyle garden. Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April
2023. Looking north across peristyle from south end. Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023. Looking north from south portico. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
South portico, statue of Bacchus. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking north from south portico towards basin and fountain. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Detail of fountain near the south portico in the peristyle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023. Statue at south end of peristyle.
Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Detail of statue of Cupid from south portico. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023. Looking east across south portico from south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Detail of basin in south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April
2023. Looking south in south-west corner. Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Detail of statuette in south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023. Lead pipe in corner of peristyle garden. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April
2023. Looking north from south portico at west end. Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April
2023. Looking north from south-west corner of peristyle garden. Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. South-west corner of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Painted figure on south wall near south-west corner of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Painted figure on south wall near south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Detail of painted decoration from panels in south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023.
Painted wall decoration in south-west corner, with west wall, on right. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. West wall of peristyle, in south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall of peristyle, in south-west corner.
VI.15.1
Pompeii. 4th April 1980. South-west corner of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Tina
Gilbert.
VI.15.1 Pompeii, 1978. Looking towards the south-west corner of the 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.15.1 Pompeii. 1964.
Looking towards south-west corner, from east portico. 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.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023. Looking north-east across portico from south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
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