VII.6.3 Pompeii. Casa della Diana III

or House of M. Spurius Saturninus and D. Volcius Modestus.

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VII.6.3 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking south from shop-room 5 (VII.6.4), into room 4, cubiculum.

This room also has a doorway on its west side linking to the atrium 3a. Beyond is room 6 also a cubiculum.

The mound of earth behind is the site of the closed ala 9 on the east side of the atrium.

See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.293).

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. Looking north-west from room 18 to tablinum 12, corridors 17 and 15 and rooms 10 and 7.

The position of the temple Lararium shrine is approximately to the rear of where the large shadow is shown on the left.

This area was devastated in the 1943 bombing.

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. 1910. Room 18, viridarium in south-west corner of the peristyle.

Base of a Temple Lararium shrine (r) with a small altar in front.

According to Jashemski,

“Professor Richardson has shown that the well known archaic statue of Diana, (Mus. Naz. Inv. No. 6008) which was found at Pompeii in 1760, came from the large and elegant shrine in the south-west part of the garden.

There was a tufa altar in front of the shrine”.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.184).

Photograph courtesy of Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei.

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 18, viridarium in south-west corner of the peristyle.

Remains of base (r) of a Temple Lararium shrine, on which the statue of Diana was found, with the small altar in front.

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. July 1760 plan by Paderni showing a column in each corner and two steps between the front two columns, behind the small altar..

The statue was in the centre of the base.

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. Statue of Diana found in July 1760 on the base (r) of the Temple Lararium shrine in viridarium 18.

PAH I, 1, 114 records – the marble statue, that shows Diana that came from the Masseria Irace, has been removed.

add.140, 19th July “the marble and painted statuette of Diana, has come from the excavations of the Masseria di Irace”.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number: 6008.

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli.  Naples : Nicola Longobardi. (p.35)

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. December 2007. Triclinium 19, looking south.

 

VII.6.3, side wall, Pompeii. June 2012. Looking south along exterior side wall in Vicolo del Farmacista.

From the left, the windows of rooms (j) (g) and (f) can be seen.

To the right of centre, the doorway of VII.6.38 can be seen.

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. September 2005. Windows of underground rooms (j) bath and (g) kitchen,

These are at pavement level in the outside wall on Vicolo del Farmacista.

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. September 2005. Windows of underground rooms (g) kitchen and (f) latrine.

These are at pavement level in the outside wall on Vicolo del Farmacista.

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. September 2005. Outside wall in Vicolo del Farmacista.

 

VII.6.3 Pompeii. May 2011. Looking south along exterior west wall of house at VII.6.3, in centre on left.

Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

 

 

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