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Room 10, triclinium.
East wall with window onto garden area.

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Looking east along
line of three columns and low wall, towards east portico.

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Room 11, garden area.
Niche on north wall of east portico area.
According to Boyce,
this rectangular niche was coated with white stucco like the wall surrounding
it.
The back wall was
covered with red spots, imitating flowers, its floor was a projecting tile.
Painted on the wall
below was an altar and from the right a huge red and yellow serpent with a crest
approached it.
Around the serpent
were painted plants, and on them was perched an owl and other birds.
Behind the serpent
were two dolphins and a sea-monster.
Four other small
dolphins were painted somewhere nearby.
Sogliano said they were sul podio della nicchietta.
See Boyce G. K., 1937.
Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.81 and Pl.1,4)
See Sogliano, A., 1879. Le pitture murali campane
scoverte negli anni 1867-79. Napoli. (p.18-19, no.62)

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Room 11, niche in garden area. Detail of remains of painted stucco.

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Below the niche was a
painted serpent creeping between plants.
On the plants were
birds and an owl. Today, only the
niche remains.
See Giacobello, F.,
2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e
culto dei Lari in ambito domestico.
Milano: LED Edizioni. P.283

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East portico with
remains of steps to upper floor against north wall.
Looking east into room
13, corridor to atrium.

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North side, looking
east towards room 2 and entrance.
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