VIII.1.4 Pompeii. Former Antiquarium. Opened 1861.

Bombed 1943. Reconstructed 1947. Closed 1976.

Including the Larario dei Pompeianisti which was opened in 1948.

Restoration commenced July 2009. No opening date is yet known.

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VIII.1.4 Pompeii Antiquarium. January 2010. Entrance doorway.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VIII.1.4 Pompeii Antiquarium. December 2005. Entrance.

 

VIII.1.4 Pompeii Antiquarium. December 2005. Room inside entrance.

 

VIII.1.4 Pompeii Antiquarium. January 2010. Room inside entrance. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VIII.1.4 Pompeii Antiquarium. About 1875. Photograph of interior. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VIII.1.4 Pompeii Antiquarium. About 1870. Cast of watch dog (Victim number 8).

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VIII.1.4 Pompeii Antiquarium. About 1892. Cast of woman (Victim number 10) found on Via Stabiana.

See Dwyer, E., 2010. Pompeii’s Living Statues. Ann Arbor: Univ of Michigan Press.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VIII.1.4 Pompeii Antiquarium.  About 1948. Photograph of interior.

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VIII.1.4 Pompeii Antiquarium. Cast of female victim. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VIII.1.4, Pompeii Antiquarium,  August 1965.

Plaster-cast of woman found above Via Stabiana, on the north-east corner of VI.14.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VIII.1.4 Pompeii Antiquarium. About 1870. Photograph of interior. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VIII.1.4 Pompeii Antiquarium.  About 1948. Photograph of interior.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VIII.1.4, Antiquarium, Pompeii. August 1965.

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VIII.1.4, Antiquarium, Pompeii. August 1965. Display shelf with excavation finds.

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VIII.1.4, Antiquarium, Pompeii. August 1965.

Statues from room of the Antiquarium. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VIII.1.4, Antiquarium, Pompeii.  August 1965.

The Inn Sign from I.11.10/11, had a painting of a phoenix with 2 peacocks and the welcoming inscription PHOENIX FELIX ET TU.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VIII.1.4, Antiquarium, Pompeii.  August 1965.

Painting from I.8.8. of Bellepheron and Pegasus, found  on the west wall of the triclinium.

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