VII.4.31/51 Pompeii. Casa degli Capitelli colorati or Casa di Arianna

or House of Ariadne or House of the Coloured Capitals.  

Linked to VII.4.32, VII.4.33 and VII.4.51. Excavated 1822, 1832 and 1846.

Part 4.

 

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VII.4.31/51 Pompeii. Found in tablinum 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.4.31/51 Pompeii. Found in tablinum on 22nd May 1845.  Dionysiac scene in coloured marble.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9979.

 

VII.4.31/51 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 11, corridor to peristyle on east side of tablinum.

 

VII.4.31/51 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 11, corridor on east side of tablinum leading to peristyle.

 

VII.4.31/51 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 11, corridor to steps to peristyle, and small doorway to room 12, oecus.

 

VII.4.31/51 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 12, oecus.

 

VII.4.31/51 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, east wall of oecus.

 

VII.4.31/51 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, oecus.  Remains of very faded wall painting on east wall.

A seated Ciparissus is on the right with a stag by his side, and Apollo standing on the left.

 

VII.4.31/51 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, east wall of oecus. 

 

VII.4.31/51 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, south wall of oecus. 

 

VII.4.31/51 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, south wall of oecus.

Remains of a wall painting of Venus on a sea creature, with two cupids unfolding her mantle as a sail.

Venus is leaning on the shoulder of another figure, followed by another cupid playing the pipes.

 

VII.4.31/51 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 12, upper part of south wall, with stucco and remains of vaulted ceiling.

 

VII.4.31/51 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, upper part of south wall.  Painted figure of Abundance.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (945)

 

VII.4.31/51 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, south wall of oecus.

 

VII.4.31/51 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, south wall of oecus. 

 

 

 

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