IX.12.6 Pompeii. House of the Chaste Lovers or Casa dei Casti Amanti or Taberna of Crescens.
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IX.12.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south-west from above room 2, towards rooms 13 and 5.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 13, floor.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. February 2017.
Looking north in Room 13, towards doorway to
room 2, in centre, with doorway to room 1, on left. Photo courtesy of Johannes
Eber.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 13, north-west corner.
The doorway to room 1 is in the west wall, and doorway to room 2 is in the north wall.
IX.12.6
Pompeii. February 2017. Room 2, looking north through doorway. Photo courtesy
of Johannes Eber.
IX.12.6
Pompeii. 2016/2017.
Room
2, looking north through doorway. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking west from above room 2, towards room 1.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. February 2017.
Room 1, looking towards west wall. Photo
courtesy of Johannes Eber.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 1, west wall.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 2 from above, looking west.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. June 2024.
Looking east from above room 13, towards room 3, triclinium, and stable 4 with doorway at IX.12.8.
Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Looking south from above rooms 4 and 3, towards rooms 7, 6 and 5, bakery room with oven.
Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Rooms 4 and 3 south side, from above. Looking south into rooms 7 and 6.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. February 2017. Looking through
doorway into room 7. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. December 2006. Doorway to room 7.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. February 2017. Room 7, marble
puteal covering the well. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, with marble puteal covering the well.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 7 and east wall of insula, from above.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. June 2024.
Looking south-east from above room 13, towards room 6, in centre. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 6, east wall and doorway to room 7.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 6, east side.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. June 2024.
Looking north across room 6 towards room 3, and stable 4 with doorway at IX.12.8.
Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 6, looking east towards doorway to room 7.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. February 2017. Room 6, looking
towards east wall. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 6, looking south-east across internal garden.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. February 2017.
Room 6, looking towards south wall. Photo
courtesy of Johannes Eber.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, looking south-west across internal garden.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 6, internal garden, looking south-west.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. February 2017.
Room 6, west wall with lararium, and
preparatory sketch, on right.
Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. February 2017.
Room 6, looking south along west wall towards
lararium with altar below.
Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. March 2009.
Room 6, looking along west wall towards the preparatory sketch for the lararium.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, west wall, detail of the preparatory sketch for a lararium painting?
See Nappo, S., 1998. Pompeii: Guide to the lost City. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. (p.57).
IX.12.6 Pompeii. 1988. Room 6, west wall of internal garden.
Lararium painting during excavation, showing Hercules being presented to twelve gods in the upper part.
Underneath are 2 serpents approaching an altar.
To the right are the remains of a possible preparatory sketch for a lararium painting?
The garden wall and masonry altar behind it have not yet been excavated.
See Nappo, S., 1998. Pompeii: Guide to the lost City. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. (p.57).
See Varone A in Ercolano 1738 to 1988. Roma: L’Erma di
Bretschneider, pp. 617ff.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, west wall of internal garden.
Lararium painting behind boarding, showing Hercules being presented to twelve gods in the upper part.
Underneath are 2 serpents approaching an altar.
See Nappo, S., 1998. Pompeii: Guide to the lost City. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. (p.57).
IX.12.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, west wall of internal garden.
Lararium painting behind boarding, with two painted serpents below. Against the wall is the altar.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 6, looking south along west wall with lararium painting above the altar.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 6, looking south along west wall and altar.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 6, west wall with lararium painting, from doorway at IX.12.8.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 6, west wall with lararium painting, from doorway at IX.12.8.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, remains of terracotta pot in south-west corner of internal garden.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, south-west corner. Wall with painted plants.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, south wall with remains of painting.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, west wall with remains of painting.
IX.12.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, east wall with remains of painting.