VII.16.22 Pompeii. Casa di Fabio Rufo or House of M Fabius Rufus.

Linked to VII.16.17, VII.16.20 and VII.16.21.

Shown as number 19 on Eschebach site plan. Excavated 1759, 1910, 1940, 1958-1980.

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VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. September 2004.

Looking north through doorway in north wall of oecus, towards landing and staircase with plaster cast of body.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. September 2004.

Looking west towards curved apse with six windows, in oecus.

A plaster cast made of a body is on display in the case.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. Found 20th December 1960 near the “grande salone del casa”.

Statue of an efebo made into a lamp.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum.  Inventory number 13112.

See Sodo, A. M. (2005): Cibo e Luxus: in Cibi e Sapori a Pompei e dintorni, p. 52, fig. 17.

See Conticello, B., Ed, 1990. Rediscovering Pompeii. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p. 257).

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007.

North wall of oecus in IV style decoration on black background.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007.

Wall painting of Poseidon and Amymone from centre of north wall of oecus.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007.

Detail of painted figure of the muse Thalia with comic mask, from east end of north wall of oecus.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007. East wall of oecus with mythological painting in centre.

Painting on east wall showing Apollo, Hesperus and Venus.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007. Wall painting from centre of east wall of oecus.

Apollo sits on his throne, with a torch in his hand and a griffin on his throne.

To his left is Venus with a cupid or Eros on her shoulder and a dove at her feet.

To the right is Hesperus with a halo.

See Balch, D. L., 2008. Roman Domestic Art and Early House Churches. Tübingen, Germany: Mohr Siebeck. (p.160-2, Pl. 7).

According to Grimaldi, this painting is of Apollo with Phaeton, Venus and cupid.

See Aoyagi M. and Pappalardo U. et al, 2006. Pompei (Regiones VI-VII) Insula Occidentalis. Napoli: Valtrend, (p.378)

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007.

Painted wall figure of Leda with the swan (Zeus) on her lap, from upper centre of east wall of oecus.

See Balch, D. L., 2008. Roman Domestic Art and Early House Churches. Tübingen,
Germany: Mohr Siebeck. (p.160-2, Pl. 8).

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007. South wall of oecus.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007. South wall of oecus.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007.

Wall painting of Dionysus and Ariadne from centre of south wall of oecus.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007.

Detail of floor mosaic in door threshold, from the corridor into the room.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007.

IV style decoration on north wall of room on south side of oecus and corridor.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007.

Wall painting of Diana and Actaeon, or Venus at her bath watched by an old Silenus, from centre of north wall.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007. North-east corner.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007. East wall with wall painting of Narcissus.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007. Centre wall painting of  Narcissus, from the east wall.

 

 

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