VIII.5.37 Pompeii. Casa delle Pareti rosse or House of the Red Walls.
Excavated 1832 and 1882.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. May 2017. Room 1, aedicula lararium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. December 2023.
Looking towards lararium, from entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of
Miriam Colomer.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii.
December 2018.
Room 1, lararium on east side
of atrium. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, aedicula lararium in atrium.
On the front of the podium was a painted round altar flanked by two serpents.
Two eggs and a pine cone were painted on the altar.
See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (L96, T: 8,3).
According to Boyce, this aedicula lararium had paintings and statuettes when found.
The tympanum was white, bordered with a red stripe and painted on it were small gladiatorial arms.
In the middle a helmet, to the left greaves, and to the right a shield and above it a dagger.
Mau thought because of these paintings, the owner of the house may have been a retired gladiator.
On the back wall within the aedicula was the lararium painting consisting of Genius and two Lares.
When excavated, six bronze statuettes were found in this aedicula.
They were of Aesculapius, Apollo, Mercury, Hercules and the two Lares.
In addition to the statuettes, a bronze lamp with a crescent moon on its handle was also found.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.77, no.371, and Pl.31, 1 and 2).
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. Mid 1890’s photograph by Esposito, numbered 130.
Room 1, aedicula lararium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. Room 1, aedicula lararium in atrium. Two Lares.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory numbers 113261 and 113262.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. c. 1880-1890. G. Sommer no. 9206.
Lararium showing Genius, the Lares, statuettes and lamp. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. 19th century photo numbered 5239.
Lararium showing Genius, the Lares, statuettes and lamp.
Photo courtesy of Espen B. Andersson.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. Bronze
statuettes of Apollo and Mercurio from the lararium in the atrium.
According
to Niccolini – Mercury was later transformed into Aesculapius with the addition
of a stick, which envelops the serpent.
See Niccolini F, 1896. Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei: Volume
Quarto. Napoli, Supplemento Tav. VII.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. May 2017. Room 1, looking towards aedicula lararium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. 1959.
Room 1, aedicula lararium in atrium. 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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VIII.5.37 Pompeii. May 2017. Room 1, detail of the aedicula lararium and ornamental triangular panel.
The tympanum (the triangular panel) was white and bordered with a red stripe, and when found had been painted with small gladiatorial arms.
In the middle a helmet, to the left greaves, and to the right a shield and above it a dagger. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. May 2017.
Room 1, detail of the heavy plaster cornice which was typical of the fourth style. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. May 2017. Room 1, detail of the stucco cornice of the aedicula lararium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii.
December 2018. Room 1, detail of lararium on east side of atrium. Photo
courtesy of Aude Durand.
VIII.5.37
Pompeii. March 2009. Aedicula lararium pediment.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. March 2009. Stucco decoration on aedicula lararium pediment.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. September 2005. North side of lararium.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. March 2009. Lararium.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. May 2017. Lararium painting. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. May 2017.
Room 1, Genius making an offering, detail from lararium painting. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. March 2009. Lararium painting.
A Genius making an offering is flanked by two Lares. Above are two garlands.
The two columns were decorated with a red and yellow marble effect.
See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (L96, T: 8,3).
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. March 2009.
Lararium painting of the Genius with cornucopia and dressed in a toga making a sacrifice at the round altar.
On either side are two Lares dressed in blue tunics.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. Lararium showing Genius and the Lares.
Old undated photograph. Courtesy of Society of Antiquaries. Fox Collection.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. May 2017.
Room 1, aedicula lararium, from south end. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. May 2017.
Room 1, south side of podium of lararium, with remains of painted birds and plants decoration. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. March 2009. South side of podium of lararium, with remains of painted plants decoration.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. March 2009. Painted plaster on south side of podium of lararium.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. December 2007. Painted plaster on south side.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. May 2017.
Room 1, aedicula lararium, from north end. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. May 2017.
Room 1, north side of podium of painted lararium with remains of painted plants. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.5.37 Pompeii. March 2009. Lararium podium, north side with painted plants.