I.17.4 Pompeii. Casa degli Archi or House of the Arches.

Excavated 1954.

(Originally, this Insula was numbered as Reg. I, Insula 13, and then in the 1950’s at the moment of excavation altered to Reg I, Insula 20).

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I.17.4 Pompeii. September 2005. Exterior east wall on small vicolo, and entrance doorway.

I.17.4 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance.

I.17.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Entrance doorway.

I.17.4 Pompeii. May 2006.

Looking west from entrance along the south portico of the peristyle garden.

I.17.4 Pompeii. May 2006. South wall of peristyle garden with window looking out from triclinium. 

I.17.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking west along south portico. 

At the far end can be seen the site of a staircase (now filled in again).

I.17.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking north-west across peristyle garden area.

I.17.4 Pompeii. 1959.

Looking north-west across peristyle garden area. 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.17.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Peristyle garden area.

I.17.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Open area or yard on south side of peristyle garden. 

I.17.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Open area or yard on south side of peristyle garden. 

Looking south to stairs, with cupboard underneath, and upper gallery. The triclinium and a cubiculum are on the left.

I.17.4 Pompeii. May 2006.

Open area or yard on south side of peristyle garden. Stairs, cupboard and upper gallery.

I.17.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Open area or yard on south side of peristyle garden. Reconstructed wooden upper gallery.

I.17.4 Pompeii. May 2006.

Open area or yard on south side of peristyle garden. Reconstructed stairs against south wall.

I.17.4 Pompeii. May 2006.

Open area or yard on south side of peristyle garden, remains of stone base of stairs against south wall.

I.17.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Kitchen and latrine in south-west corner.

I.17.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Kitchen and latrine in south-west corner.

I.17.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Cubiculum.

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