VII.2.45 Pompeii. Casa dell’ Orso Ferito or House of the Bear.

Linked to VII.2.44. Excavated 1865 and 1868.

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VII.2.45 Pompeii. April 2019. Entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. May 2012. Entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. December 2004. Entrance.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. May 2012.

Detail from west side of entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. Entrance, vestibule and detail of doorway.

Old undated 19th century photograph by Amodio: Pompei maison de l'ours.

Courtesy of Society of Antiquaries. Fox Collection.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. 1888. Watercolour by Luigi Bazzani.

Looking towards entrance doorway and painted east wall of entrance corridor.

Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum. Inventory number 113-1889.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. 2017/2018/2019.

Looking north along east wall of entrance corridor with decorated walls. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. 2017/2018/2019.

Looking north along zoccolo on lower east wall of entrance corridor. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking north along entrance corridor with decorated walls.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking north along entrance corridor, detail of painted walls.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking north along entrance corridor/fauces.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. October 2001. Looking north from entrance corridor towards atrium. Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, April 2019.

Looking north along entrance corridor with mosaic in vestibule, taken through glass screen.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, June 2019. Mosaic in vestibule, taken through glass screen. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018. Mosaic in vestibule, detail. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018. Bear mosaic in vestibule, detail. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. September 2017.

Flooring in vestibule with bear mosaic. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. March 2017. Mosaic floor in vestibule. Photo courtesy Adrian Hielscher.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. December 2007. Mosaic floor of vestibule.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. December 2007. Mosaic of bear with inscription HAVE.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. 1875 lithograph. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. May 2017. Vestibule, west wall.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. September 2005. Vestibule. West wall.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. September 2005. Vestibule. East wall.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. Chromolithograph by Vittorio Steeger of a wall in the vestibule/entrance corridor.

See Presuhn, E and Steeger, V. Le più belle pareti di Pompei, (p.6-7 and Tav. IV).

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018.

Looking south from atrium along east wall of vestibule towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, September 2017.

Looking south from atrium across vestibule flooring towards entrance doorway.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. April 2019. Looking north across atrium. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking north across impluvium in atrium towards tablinum, in centre. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. September 2017. Looking north across atrium towards tablinum, in centre. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. May 2012. Looking north across atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. July 2011. Looking north across atrium. Photo courtesy of Deborah Sims.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018. Detail of mosaic floor in atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. September 2018. Mosaic floor and impluvium in atrium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. September 2017. Mosaic floor and impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. May 2012. Mosaic floor and impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking across impluvium to the tablinum.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. July 2011.

Atrium, looking across impluvium to the tablinum. Photo courtesy of Deborah Sims.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018. Impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018. Detail from impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018. Looking across impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018. Cistern mouth near impluvium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018. Atrium flooring near cistern mouth. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. September 2005. Doorway to first room on west side of atrium.

This is a narrow room with a further room on its south side with two high windows out on to the street.

According to Fiorelli, in the atrium of VII.2.45 on the left towards the doorway leading into VII.2.44, was the graffito, CIL IV 1679:

According to Della Corte, the graffito was found on the pilaster to the left of the room joining with the atrium of Colepio: 

Calos (H)edone.  Valeat qui legerit.  (H)edone dicit: Assibus (singulis) hic bibitur; dupundium si dederis, meliora bibes; qua(rtum) (assem) si dederis, vina Falerna bibes.    [CIL IV 1679]

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p. 180)

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

Invicte castre(n)se

habeas propiteos

deos tu(c)<a=O>stresit

e et qui leges

calos (H)edone

valeat qui legerit

(H)edone dicit

assibus hic

bibitur dipundium

si dederis meliora

bibes quatt<u=O>s

si dederis vina(m)

Falerna(m) bib(es)     [CIL IV 1679]

According to the translation found in Pompeii, the history, life and art of the buried city, edited by Panetta, M. R, (page 231), this graffiti was found at the entrance to Hedone’s tavern:

Hedone says “You can get a drink here for only one coin. You can drink better wine for two coins. You can drink Falernian for four coins”. [CIL IV 1679]

According to Cooley, the graffito was found in the bar at VII.2.44, and gives the translation:

Hedone says, “You can drink here for one as, if you give two, you will drink better; if you give four, you will drink Falernian.”  [CIL IV 1679]

See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2004. Pompeii: A Sourcebook. London: Routledge. (p.162, H12).

VII.2.44 and VII.2.45 Pompeii. April 2019.

Looking west along front façade on Via degli Augustali, from near VII.2.45. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. May 2010. The two windows are in VII.2.45.

They are in the room on the south side of the first room on the west side of the atrium.

To the right is VII.2.44 with a rear doorway into the atrium of VII.2.45.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking north along west side of atrium.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018.

Atrium, painted decoration on west wall between doorways to cubiculum and room with stairs. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. September 2005. Doorway to cubiculum, the middle doorway on west side of atrium.

VI.2.45 Pompeii. W.11. Patterned mosaic floor on west side of atrium.

According to Bragantini, this area is described as a wide threshold with “pelta”, or crescent-shaped shields, in front of the west wall.

See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1986. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 3. Rome: ICCD. (p.87, atrio ‘b’)

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

VI.2.45 Pompeii. September 2017. Detail of mosaic “pelta” from threshold on west side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018.

Looking through doorway towards south wall of cubiculum on west side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018.

Looking towards south wall and south-west corner of cubiculum on west side of atrium.

Photo courtesy Adrian Hielscher.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018. Looking towards west wall of cubiculum on west side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018.

Looking towards north-west corner and north wall of cubiculum on west side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, June 2019. Central emblema set in flooring of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018. Detail of central emblema from cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018. Looking west through doorway of room with stairs to upper floor. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018.

Looking towards south-west corner and outline of wooden stairs on west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018. Looking towards north-west corner and north wall of stair-room. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking towards north-west corner of atrium.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39.

Looking across impluvium in atrium towards room in north-west corner and tablinum.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1762.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. September 2005. Ahead is the doorway to room on north side of atrium.

To the left is the doorway to the room with the stairs on the west side of the atrium.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018. Looking through doorway of room in north-west corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018.

West wall of room in north-west corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. July 2011.

Looking north across impluvium towards tablinum and garden area. Photo courtesy of Deborah Sims.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. May 2017. Looking west across tablinum, to doorways on west side of atrium.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. May 2017. Looking north across tablinum towards garden area with fountain.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking north across tablinum towards garden area with fountain. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking north across floor in tablinum towards garden area with fountain. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018. Looking north-east across tablinum towards window in east wall into triclinium.

The doorway to the triclinium is on the right. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, June 2019.

Looking north across tablinum flooring towards threshold separating from garden area. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, December 2018.

Looking north across tablinum flooring towards threshold separating from garden area. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018.

Looking north across tablinum flooring towards threshold separating from garden area. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii, May 2018. Detail of flooring in tablinum. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.45 Pompeii. c.1930. Looking towards tablinum from east side of impluvium in atrium.

See Blake, M., (1930). The pavements of the Roman Buildings of the Republic and Early Empire. Rome, MAAR, 8, (pp.105,108,110, & pl.30, tav.2).

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