I.7.11 Pompeii. Casa dell’Efebo or Domus P. Cornelius Tages

or House of the Ephebus.

Excavated 1912 and 1925. Linked to I.7.10, I.7.12 and I.7.19. 

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We have included all rooms of both houses at 1.7.10 and 1.7.11 together in this section.

I.7.10 is shown as being the “blocked” doorway.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. Doorway to cubiculum on north side of blocked entrance I.7.10.

I.7.11 Pompeii. September 2021. Looking east into cubiculum to north of blocked entrance I.7.10. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.7.11 Pompeii. March 2024.

East wall of cubiculum on north side of blocked doorway at I.7.10. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

I.7.11 Pompeii. September 2021.

Painting from centre of middle panel on east wall, figure with outstretched arm. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.7.11 Pompeii. August 2023. Detail of painted figure from centre of middle panel on east wall. Photo courtesy of Maribel Velasco.

I.7.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Figure with outstretched arm. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking east in cubiculum to north of blocked entrance I.7.10.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. Painted decoration on south wall in cubiculum on north side of blocked entrance I.7.10.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. Painted decoration in north-west corner of cubiculum on north side of blocked entrance I.7.10.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. Cubiculum on north side of blocked entrance I.7.10.

I.7.11 Pompeii. September 2021.

Small room, cupboard, recess or latrine at the east end of the north wall of I.7.10/11 under stairs.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. Cupboard or small room on the north wall of I.7.10 under stairs, east end.

According to PPP, this may be the latrine.

According to PPP, number 10711A101 on page 60, is described as –

“North wall with room of the stairs to the west, and latrine to the east”.

See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1981. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 1. Rome: ICCD. (p.60)

I.7.11 Pompeii. May 2017.

Cupboard, latrine or small room on the north wall of I.7.10 under stairs. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.7.11 Pompeii. September 2021. Looking north-west across atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.7.11 Pompeii. September 2021. Looking north to stairs in atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. Entrance to stairs on the north wall of I.7.10, west end.

I.7.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Entrance to stairs on the north wall of I.7.10, west end. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.7.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Stairs to the upper floor, on the north wall in I.7.10. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.7.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Stairs to the upper floor, on the north wall in I.7.10. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. Stairs to the upper floor, on the north wall in I.7.10.

I.7.11 Pompeii. March 2024. Looking west towards tablinum. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking towards north-west side of atrium of house at I.7.10. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.7.11 Pompeii. May 2017.

Looking towards the north wall of tablinum, and north wall of atrium with stairs. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. North wall of tablinum, and north wall of atrium with stairs. Looking north.

According to PPP, the central wall painting of the north wall was Andromeda and Perseus. Nothing is visible now.

See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1981. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 1. Rome: ICCD. (p.62, no. 107110403).

I.7.11 Pompeii. September 2021. North wall of tablinum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.7.11 Pompeii. March 2024. Looking towards west wall and north-west corner of tablinum. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

I.7.11 Pompeii. September 2021. Looking towards west wall and north-west corner of tablinum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.7.11 Pompeii. May 2017.

Looking towards the north-west corner and west wall of tablinum on west side of atrium in I.7.10. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.7.11 Pompeii. May 2017.

Looking north-west across flooring towards north-west corner of tablinum. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. Tablinum to west of atrium in I.7.10, looking west.

I.7.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Looking west across flooring in tablinum. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall of tablinum to west of atrium in I.7.10.

I.7.11 Pompeii. May 2017.

Looking towards the south-west corner and west wall of tablinum on west of atrium in I.7.10. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.7.11 Pompeii. 2017/2018/2019.

Looking towards the south-west corner and west wall of tablinum on west of atrium in I.7.10. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

I.7.11 Pompeii. September 2021.

Looking towards south wall of tablinum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. South wall of tablinum, with doorway through to bath-room ?.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. Wall painting from south wall of tablinum.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. Wall painting from south wall of tablinum.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. Room in north-west corner of I.7.10, possibly servant’s kitchen.

See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.40)

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. South wall of room in north-west corner of I.7.10.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. South-east corner of room in north-west corner of I.7.10.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking east into tablinum, from room in north-west corner of I.7.10.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking east across atrium of I.7.10 from tablinum on west side.

I.7.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Step up to small bathroom. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.7.11 Pompeii. December 2006. Small bath-room. According to Allison, this small room had a bronze basin for bathing.

See Allison, P.M., 2004. Pompeian Households: An analysis of the material culture. Los Angeles: UCLA Cotsen Institute. (p.114 & photo Fig.5.20)

According to PPM, on the south wall were three painted white panels placed above a high black zoccolo.

In the middle panel of the south wall was a painted decoration which contained a mirror in its centre.

I.7.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Looking towards the south wall of the small bath-room.

On the south wall were three white painted panels above a high black zoccolo.

The central panel used to contain a mirror in the centre of its painted medallion. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.7.11 Pompeii. 1968.

South wall of bath-room, painted panel on east end of bird on a garland on which a tambourine was hanging.

Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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I.7.11 Pompeii. Old undated photograph showing small room with bronze basin, when first excavated.

I.7.11 Pompeii. March 2024. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

Iron slave shackle with double ring. 1st century AD.

(Ceppo per schiavi a doppio anello, Ferro, I sec. d.C.)

On display in exhibition entitled – “L’altra Pompei, vite comuni all’ombra del Vesuvio”.

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