IX.2.17 Pompeii. House of Q. Bri(u)ttius Balbus?

Excavated 1870. 

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IX.2.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8, triclinium, north-east corner with recess.

 

IX.2.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8, triclinium. 

North wall, with remains of painted plaster, and recess.

 

IX.2.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8, triclinium. 

Looking west across east portico to room 9, garden area.

 

IX.2.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, south wall of garden area. 

 

IX.2.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, west wall of garden area.

 

IX.2.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, garden area.

Looking north-west towards north side and columns at the west end.

According to Boyce, the two columns at the west end of the north row were connected by a low wall.

On the south side of this wall, facing the open area, was painted in red a simple aedicula with pediment.

Within the aedicula were painted two yellow serpents confronted at an altar.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p. 81, no. 397)

 

IX.2.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, garden area, detail of columns.

 

IX.2.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, marble puteal in garden area.

 

IX.2.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway and window to room 10.

 

IX.2.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, north wall.

 

IX.2.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 11, kitchen in north portico.

According to Boyce, on one wall of the kitchen was a lararium painting.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.81 no.398).

According to Sogliano, the lararium was similar to the one in IX.2.16, but had vanished entirely.

Two Lares with rhyton and situla and in the middle the Genius with cornucopia and patera, sacrificing on the altar.

The tibicen was playing the double flute. Underneath was a single serpent beside an altar with a huge pine cone.

See Sogliano, A., 1879. Le pitture murali campane scoverte negli anni 1867-79. Napoli: (p.12).

 

IX.2.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 11, north wall in kitchen. 

 

IX.2.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 11, kitchen hearth?

 

IX.2.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Structure built against the east wall.

 

IX.2.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 11, kitchen. Area between hearth and structure.

 

IX.2.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, garden area. Looking east along the north portico.

 

IX.2.17 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, south wall of garden area. 

 

 

 

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