VIII.5.2 Pompeii. Casa del Gallo I (double atrium house).

Linked to VIII.5.5. Excavated 1840, 1881 and 1943. (Strada dell’Abbondanza 12).

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The pictures for VIII.5.5 are included on these pages with the pictures for VIII.5.2 and a combined plan shows the room locations.

According to PPM, part of this house was originally brought to light in the 1780’s, when the nearby Via dei Teatri was excavated, but the excavation of around 1840-41 was completed between 1881-1883.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2019. Looking south to entrance doorway and vestibule.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance and Vestibule.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2019.

Looking east along pavement on Via dell’Abbondanza, outside entrances VIII.5.1, 2 and 3.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2019.

Detail of pavement on Via dell’Abbondanza, outside entrances VIII.5.1, 2 and 3.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. c.1930. Flooring of the pavement in front of the house on south side of Via dell’Abbondanza.

DAIR 40.389. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

See Pernice, E.  1938. Pavimente und Figürliche Mosaiken: Die Hellenistische Kunst in Pompeji, Band VI. Berlin: de Gruyter, see taf. 14.5)

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. September 2004. Entrance.

VIII.5.2, Pompeii. November 1966. Looking south from entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.5.2 and 5, Pompeii. Plan and foundations, (fig. 6 on p.144).

For an Essay on the structure of the foundations of these houses, as shown in report of excavations beneath the floors of the atriums and surrounding rooms, see Maiuri in Notizie degli Scavi, 1944-45, (p.143-154).

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2014. Looking south-east across impluvium in atrium, with Vicolo dei Dodici Dei, on right.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, atrium, looking south.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. May 2005. Room 1, atrium, looking south.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. May 2005. Room 1, atrium, looking south-west.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. May 2005. Room 1, atrium, looking south-east.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. c.1984. Room 1, atrium. Looking south-east across impluvium.

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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VIII.5.2 Pompeii. May 2005. Room 1, tufa impluvium in atrium. 

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. 4th December 1971. Looking south across atrium.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides collection.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, small alcove with tufa altar, in north-west corner of atrium.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, altar.

According to Boyce, in the north wall of the atrium, to the right of the entrance doorway from the street, is a recess.

A square masonry altar stands more-or-less in the centre of the recess.

On the top of the altar on its upper surface is a large rectangular depression.

According to Fiorelli, on the right of the tuscanic atrium was a sacrarium, three cubicula and an ala.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.76, no.365, Pl.39,2)

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.163)

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, white stucco on tufa altar. 

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 2, cubiculum.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 2, looking west across cubiculum.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 3, room with remains of stairs and cupboard.  

According to Fiorelli, a cubiculum. According to Eschebach, a staircase room with apotheca.

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.163)

See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.379)

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 3, looking west.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 3, south wall.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 3, looking north to site of stairs with cupboard below?.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 3, looking north towards east end of north wall.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 3, north side. Looking north-east towards east wall of brick pilaster.

VIII.5.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, atrium. Square hole in floor of atrium, in south-west corner, between rooms 4 and 5.

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