II.3.3 Pompeii. Casa della Venere in Conchiglia or House of Venus in the Shell

or House of the Marine Venus or House of D. Lucretii Satrii Valentes.

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II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 4.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2024.

Room 4, looking towards east wall, south-east corner, and south wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2018. 

Room 4, looking towards east wall, south-east corner, and south wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

II.3.3 Pompeii. 2016/2017.

Room 4, looking towards east wall, south-east corner, and south wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017.

Room 4, looking towards east wall, south-east corner, and south wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 4, east wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Room 4, east wall of cubiculum with two painted medallions.

II.3.3. Pompeii. September 2017.

Room 4, painted medallion from north end of east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 4, painted medallion from north end of east wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, portrait medallion on north end of east wall.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 4, painted medallion from south end of east wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, portrait medallion on south end of east wall.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 4, looking towards south-east corner and south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, south wall.

II.3.3. Pompeii. 1966. Room 4, south wall, painted zoccolo with garden plant. 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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II.3.3. Pompeii. September 2017.

Room 4, painted panel with painted cupid from east end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016.

Room 4, central wall painting from south wall, with remains of painting of Hermes and Dionysus. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, south wall with remains of wall painting of Hermes and Dionysus.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2024.

Room 4, west end of south wall through window from east portico. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Room 4, west end of south wall of cubiculum.

A flying cherub is on the near panel. The remains of a wall painting of Hermes and Dionysus is in the central wall panel. 

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2024.

Room 4, looking through window towards south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017.

Room 4, painted panel with painting of flying cherub/cupid from west end of south wall.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 4, painting of flying cherub/cupid from west end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, south wall of cubiculum, with painting of flying cherub.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 2, south wall of atrium, with doorway to room 11.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2019. South wall of atrium, looking through doorway into room 11. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2024.

Room 2, looking towards south-west corner of atrium, with doorway into room 11, on left, and rooms 5 and 6, on right.

Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017.

Room 2, looking towards south-west corner, with doorway into room 11, on left, and rooms 5 and 6, on right. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Doorways to rooms 5 and 6 on west side of atrium.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 2, west wall of atrium, with doorways to rooms 5 and 6.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016.  Room 2, south-west corner of atrium with doorway to room 5 in centre. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 5, mosaic threshold and flooring to doorway. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, looking across mosaic floor at east end, near atrium.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 5 doorway, detail of floor and threshold. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 5, detail of mosaic flooring. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016.

Room 5, looking towards the south-west corner, and doorway in south wall leading to garden area. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

According to the information board, the walls of this oecus on the west side of the atrium were without decoration.

It had only just been added to the house at the time of the eruption. Only the black and white mosaic floor had been laid.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, south wall with second doorway from north portico of garden area.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, west wall of oecus.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, north wall.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Second doorway to room 5 from room 11, north portico.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, mosaic floor in doorway near north portico.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, mosaic floor in second doorway near north portico.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 5, mosaic floor in doorway near north portico.

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