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VI.14.20 Pompeii. Casa di Orfeo or House of Orpheus or the House of Vesonius Primus.

Excavated 1834 and 1874.

Part 4

 

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VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, north-east corner of atrium, with doorways to room 8 and 9.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 1, north-east corner of atrium, with doorways to room 8 and 9.

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8. West wall.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8, west wall.

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8. North wall.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8, north wall.

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8. East wall.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8, east wall.

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8. South wall.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8, south wall.

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8. South east corner.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8, south-east corner.

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8, upper wall on south side, with window to atrium.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8, upper wall on south side, with window to atrium.

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 9.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 9.

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. 23rd February 1875. Room 9, dog mosaic from threshold of doorway. See Presuhn E., 1878. Pompeji: Die Neuesten Ausgrabungen von 1874 bis 1878. Leipzig: Weigel. (III, Plate IV) According to Della Corte, another dog in a mosaic, apart from the plaster cast, was in the floor of the first room to the right of the atrium. This was discovered on 23rd February 1875. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 110666. See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p. 97)

VI.14.20 Pompeii. 23rd February 1875. Room 9, dog mosaic from threshold of doorway.

See Presuhn E., 1878. Pompeji: Die Neuesten Ausgrabungen  von 1874 bis 1878. Leipzig: Weigel. (III, Plate IV)

According to Della Corte, another dog in a mosaic, apart from the plaster cast, was in the floor of the first room to the right of the atrium.

This was discovered on 23rd February 1875.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 110666.

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p. 97)

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9. East wall

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, east wall

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9. North wall.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, north wall.

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9. West wall.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, west wall.

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9. Cornice in north west corner.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, cornice in north-west corner.

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9. Remains of mosaic floor.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, remains of mosaic floor.

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9. Cornice on east wall.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, cornice on east wall.

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9. Upper level on east wall.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, upper level on east wall.

 

 

 

 

 

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