VII.2.38 Pompeii. Domus Popidi Prisci, aka Casa degli Scienziati.

Linked to VII.2.20, VII.2.37 and VII.2.39. Excavated 1833, 1845 and c.1862-4.

 

VII.2.38 Pompeii. May 2006. Entrance.

 

VII.2.38 Pompeii. December 2004. Entrance corridor.

 

VII.2.38 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking north along entrance corridor towards atrium.

 

VII.2.38 Pompeii. May 2006.

Looking north across atrium towards passageway to small room, possibly kitchen (on left).

At the rear, on the right, would have been the tablinum with window.

 

VII.2.38 Pompeii. December 2004. North wall of tablinum.

 

VII.2.38 Pompeii. May 2006. Site of impluvium in atrium.

 

VII.2.38 Pompeii. May 2006. South-west corner of atrium, with doorway into shop at VII.2.37.

 

VII.2.38 Pompeii. May 2006.

West side of atrium, doorway to shop (on left) and doorways to two cubicula.

 

VII.2.38 Pompeii. May 2006.

West side of atrium, doorways to two cubicula.

 

VII.2.38 Pompeii. May 2006.

Stairs to upper floor on west side, at rear of atrium.

 

VII.2.38 Pompeii. December 2004. Stairs to upper floor.

 

VII.2.38 Pompeii. December 2004. East side of atrium.

Painted plaster on south side of blocked doorway to peristyle of VII.2.20.

 

VII.2.38 Pompeii. May 2006.

Painted south side of blocked doorway on east side of atrium.

 

VII.2.39 Pompeii, looking north at corner of shop. May 2006.

This would have been a linked latrine, in the south-east corner of atrium of VII.2.38, and north-west corner of shop.

 

VII.2.39 Pompeii. May 2006.

Latrine doorway to south-east corner of atrium of VII.2.38, from VII.2.39.

 

VII.2.38 Pompeii. Found on 22nd May 1845.  Dionysiac scene in coloured marble.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9977.

According to PAH II, 440, two opus sectile panels were found in VII.2.38.

According to Naples Museum and PPM, these were found in VII.4.31/51.

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici.  Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana. (245-13-14).

See Pagano, M., and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli: Naples : Nicola Longobardi. (p.160-1).

 

VII.2.38 Pompeii. Found on 22nd May 1845.  Dionysiac scene in coloured marble.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9979.