I.6.2 Pompeii. Casa del Criptoportico or House of Cryptoporticus or House of T. Lucretius Carus.

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Baths area continued

I.6.2 Pompeii. September 2019. Looking towards east wall of frigidarium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.2 Pompeii. September 2017. Looking towards east wall of frigidarium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.6.2 Pompeii. May 2016. Looking towards east wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.2 Pompeii. September 2019. Frigidarium, looking east along south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.2 Pompeii. September 2017. Looking towards south-east corner of frigidarium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.6.2 Pompeii. September 2019.

Looking west down on south wall of frigidarium, with arched doorway to anteroom or changing room. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.2 Pompeii. January 2017. Looking down towards south wall of frigidarium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.6.2 Pompeii. September 2019. Looking towards arched doorway in south wall of frigidarium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.6.2 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking towards east side of doorway in south wall. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

I.6.2 Pompeii. May 2006. Frigidarium, south wall, east end, detail of painting of suspended vase and garlands.

I.6.2 Pompeii. October 2023. Upper south wall above doorway. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

I.6.2 Pompeii. October 2023. Detail from upper south wall above doorway. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

I.6.2 Pompeii. September 2019. Upper south wall, above doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.2 Pompeii. September 2019. Detail from south wall above arched doorway to anteroom or changing room.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.6.2 Pompeii. May 2016. Looking towards upper south wall above doorway. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.2 Pompeii. May 2006. Frigidarium, south wall, centre zone above doorway.

According to Peters, this shows a baetulus [sacred stone] against a background of trees.

He said that the baetulus was chiefly used in connection with the cult of Artemis, in Roman painting.

See Peters, W.J.T. (1963): Landscape in Romano-Campanian Mural Paintings. The Netherland, Van Gorcum & Comp. (p.24)

According to Wikipedia, a baetulus is a sacred stone, derived from a meteorite, which was supposedly endowed with life.

I.6.2 Pompeii. May 2006. Frigidarium, south wall with arched doorway and niche for a lamp.

I.6.2 Pompeii. May 2016. Looking towards upper west end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.2 Pompeii. October 2023.

Looking towards south wall at west end. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

I.6.2 Pompeii. December 2007. West end of south wall of frigidarium, with arched doorway to anteroom.

I.6.2 Pompeii. May 2016. Upper west end of south wall of frigidarium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.2 Pompeii. September 2019. Painted panel from south wall towards west end.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.6.2 Pompeii. September 2017. Detail of painted panel from south wall towards west end.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.6.2 Pompeii. September 2019. Detail of painted panel from south wall at west end.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.6.2 Pompeii. May 2016. Detail from upper west end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.2 Pompeii. September 2019.

Detail from west end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.2 Pompeii. September 2019. Detail from west end of south wall.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.6.2 Pompeii. May 2006. Frigidarium, lower south wall at west end.

I.6.2 Pompeii. October 2023.

Detail of figure at west end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

I.6.2 Pompeii. December 2007. West end of south wall of frigidarium, with painting of satyr pouring wine.  

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