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I.10.7 Pompeii. Casa del Fabbro or House of the Smith or House of the Craftsman

or Domus and officina of M. Volusius Iuvencus and the Equitia. 

Excavated 1914, 1927 and 1933.

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I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10. Looking south across the garden from the north portico.

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 10, looking south across the garden from the north portico.

 

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10. Looking south east across the garden from the north portico.

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 10, looking south-east across the garden from the north portico.

 

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 11. Looking south east across the garden.

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 11, looking south-east across the garden.

 

I.10.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 11, south wall of garden area.

I.10.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 11, south wall of garden area.

 

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 11. South wall. A marble statuette of Hercules was found on a shelf here..

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 11, south wall.

According to Jashemski, a marble statuette of Hercules was found on a shelf here.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.49)

 

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north from the garden to the north portico and room 12.

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north from the garden to the north portico and room 12.

 

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10. North portico. The puteal of the cistern at the east end.

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, north portico. The puteal of the cistern at the east end.

 

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 12 in the north wall of the portico.

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 12 in the north wall of the portico.

 

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, looking north in triclinium. According to Peters, the central pictures on the northern and eastern walls have almost completely disappeared. The subject of the one in the centre of the northern wall was “Paris and Hermes on Mount Ida”. See Peters, W.J.T. (1963): Landscape in Romano-Campanian Mural Paintings.The Netherland, Van Gorcum & Comp. (p.90)

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, looking north in triclinium. 

According to Peters, the central pictures on the northern and eastern walls have almost completely disappeared.

The subject of the one in the centre of the northern wall was “Paris and Hermes on Mount Ida”.

See Peters, W.J.T. (1963): Landscape in Romano-Campanian Mural Paintings.The Netherland, Van Gorcum & Comp. (p.90)

 

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12. Triclinium. West wall.

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, west wall of triclinium.

 

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, remains of the wall painting of the Daedalus and Icarus, from west wall of triclinium. According to Peters, in 1963 this was becoming slightly indistinct and cracked (p.90-1).

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 12, remains of the wall painting of the Daedalus and Icarus, from west wall of triclinium.

According to Peters, in 1963 this was becoming slightly indistinct and cracked (p.90-1 & fig.76).

 

I.10.7 Pompeii. Old undated photograph of Daedalus and Icarus from west wall shortly after excavation.

I.10.7 Pompeii.

Old undated photograph of Daedalus and Icarus from west wall, shortly after excavation.

 

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12. Triclinium. East wall.

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, east wall of triclinium. 

 

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, east wall of triclinium. Remains of wall painting of a sacred landscape, cut through by the lararium niche. According to Peters, the sacred landscape from this wall was decayed beyond recognition (p.90).

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, east wall of triclinium.

Remains of wall painting of a sacred landscape, cut through by the lararium niche.

According to Peters, the sacred landscape from this wall was decayed beyond recognition (p.90).

 

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, east wall of triclinium. Lararium niche set in third style decoration. Two crested and bearded brown serpents with yellow underbellies are creeping to the left between red flowers and green plants. On the right is an altar. See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (L15: p.256) According to Boyce, this shallow rectangular niche was set into (but not in the centre of) a fine panel of wall decoration, which it disfigured. (According to the note by Boyce, Elia had said in Not.Scavi, that these panels were painted shortly after the earthquake of 63 AD). Both serpents coil from the left towards an altar, as in the other lararium described in the kitchen. In the background were green plants with red flowers. Not. Scavi, 1934, 287. See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.29, no.57)

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, east wall of triclinium. 

Lararium niche set in third style decoration.

Two crested and bearded brown serpents with yellow underbellies are creeping to the left between red flowers and green plants.

On the right is an altar.

See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (L15: p.256)

According to Boyce, this shallow rectangular niche was set into (but not in the centre of) a fine panel of wall decoration, which it disfigured.

(According to the note by Boyce, Elia had said in Not.Scavi, that these panels were painted shortly after the earthquake of 63 AD).

Both serpents coil from the left towards an altar, as in the other lararium described in the kitchen.

In the background were green plants with red flowers.

Not. Scavi, 1934, 287.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.29, no.57)

 

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, north-west corner of triclinium, with remains of skeletons. According to Civale, “in the triclinium two people had sought refuge: an adult who was discovered on the floor, his arms clutching the edge of a dining couch, and a second, younger victim his arms folded under the head and legs stretched out on the floor. On the ground between the adult’s feet, lay a little cloth bag containing a small hoard of 26 silver coins, amounting to just 104 sesterces. In the triclinium, another little heap of 48 coins was found, perhaps also the savings of one of the victims.” See Guzzo, P.G. ed. (2003): Tales from an eruption – (Civale, A: The House of the Craftsman). Milan, Electa; (p.140-41)

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, north-west corner of triclinium, with remains of skeletons.

According to Civale, “in the triclinium two people had sought refuge: an adult who was discovered on the floor, his arms clutching the edge of a dining couch, and a second, younger victim his arms folded under the head and legs stretched out on the floor. 

On the ground between the adult’s feet, lay a little cloth bag containing a small hoard of 26 silver coins, amounting to just 104 sesterces. 

In the triclinium, another little heap of 48 coins was found, perhaps also the savings of one of the victims.”

See Guzzo, P.G. ed. (2003): Tales from an eruption – (Civale, A: The House of the Craftsman). Milan, Electa; (p.140-41)

 

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12. Triclinium. Floor.

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, floor in triclinium. 

 

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7. Tablinum, looking north to Atrium.

I.10.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, tablinum, looking north to atrium. 

 

 

 

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