I.9.1 Pompeii. Casa del Bell’ Impluvio or House of the Beautiful Impluvium

or Casa delle 6 divinità.

Linked to I.9.2. Excavated 1912 and 1952.

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I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019. Room 7, looking south through tablinum from atrium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, looking south through tablinum.

According to PPM –

the floor of cocciopesto was decorated with white tesserae in a “carpet” pattern of a network of hexagons with white tesserae in the centres. 

In the middle of the floor was an emblema of tiles and flakes of polychrome marble.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, west wall of tablinum. 

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019. Room 7, looking south along east wall of tablinum.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019. Room 7, east wall of tablinum.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 7, lower east wall of tablinum at north end, showing the remains of a red panel within which was a small architectural area.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, lower east wall of tablinum. 

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019. Room 7, upper east wall of tablinum.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019. Room 7, detail from upper east wall of tablinum.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, upper east wall of tablinum.

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019. Room 7, detail from upper east wall of tablinum.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, upper east wall of tablinum, wall painting with buildings.

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019. Room 7, detail of a central painted panel from upper east wall of tablinum.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019. Room 7, upper and central area of east wall.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019. Room 7, detail from central area of east wall of tablinum.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019.

Room 7, detail of imagines clipeatae (faces on shields) from central area of east wall of tablinum.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, east wall of tablinum. 

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, east wall of tablinum. Detail of imagines clipeatae (faces on shields).

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici, Vol. 1. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, p. 930.

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019. Room 7, upper south end of east wall of tablinum.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, upper south end of east wall of tablinum. 

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019.

Room 7, south end of east wall of tablinum, with doorway into triclinium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 7, tablinum. East wall with architectural painting, and doorway to room 8, on left.

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019. Room 7, looking north along east wall of tablinum, with doorway into triclinium 8, lower right.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019.

Room 8, west wall with doorway from tablinum, on left, looking towards north-west corner of triclinium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019. Room 8, west wall at north end of triclinium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019. Room 8, detail from north end of west wall of triclinium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019. Room 8, window in north wall into room 9, north-east corner and east wall of triclinium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019. Room 8, north-east corner and east wall of triclinium,

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019. Room 8, looking east through doorway from tablinum towards south end of east wall of triclinium

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019.

Room 8, south end of east wall, and south-east corner of triclinium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. October 2019. Room 8, detail from south wall above window to north portico in peristyle 13.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle 13, looking east across portico, outside tablinum 7, with window to triclinium 8, on right.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle 13, garden area, looking east from tablinum 7.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle 13, garden area, looking south from tablinum 7.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle 13, garden area, looking west from tablinum 7.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle 13, north-west corner of garden area, with stairs to lower level.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle 13, stairs to lower level in garden area.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009.

Peristyle 13, north-west corner of garden area, looking north to room 6, 5 and 4, (above) and stairs to lower level (below).

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle 13, garden area, looking north from the end of the stairs at lower level.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle 13, portico on west side of peristyle.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle 13, doorway into room at south end of west side of garden area.

The floor is no longer there, and the drop is down into the workshop complex at a lower level.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle 13, south end of peristyle, with drop down to workshop complex below.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle 13, looking north to tablinum and triclinium from garden area.

I.9.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle 13, south end of peristyle.

I.9.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Set of 25 hinges made of bone.

Found in 1951 in the House of the Beautiful Impluvium. SAP inventory number 8075.

I.9.1 Pompeii. Terra sigillata cup (on left). SAP 8286. 
Photographed at “A Day in Pompeii” exhibition at Melbourne Museum. September 2009.

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