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 2024.

Room 2, looking across impluvium in atrium towards north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 2, looking across impluvium in atrium towards north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 2, west wall of atrium, with remains of painted plaster, and doorways to rooms 6 and to II.3.1/2

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 6.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 6, north side.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2024.

Room 6, detail of doorway on north side, looking towards north-west corner of room.

Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 6, south side.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Doorway to room 6, detail of threshold and floor. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 6, looking west from entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2024. Room 6, looking west along south wall. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 6, looking west along south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017. Room 6, looking towards south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 6, south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017.

Room 6, detail of black panel on east side of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017.

Room 6, detail of painted cupid in flight from east end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Room 6, south wall.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017.

Room 6, painted decoration from east side of centre of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 6, painted decoration from east side of centre of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, south wall of triclinium with wall painting of balcony.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Room 6, west end of south wall of triclinium and south-west corner.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Room 6, south wall of triclinium with wall painting of balcony.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017.

Room 6, detail of painted balcony from west side of centre of south wall of triclinium.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, south wall of triclinium, with detail of wall painting of balcony.

II.3.3 Pompeii. 1966.

Room 6, south wall of triclinium, with detail of wall painting of balcony. 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. May 2016. Room 6, wall paintings in upper south-west corner of triclinium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017.

Room 6, detail of painted panel of still-life with masks, from upper south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, south wall of triclinium, painted still life with masks.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Room 6, south wall of triclinium. Still life with masks.

See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1981. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 1. Rome: ICCD, (p.222).

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017.

Room 6, painted flying cupid from west end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. July 2007.

Room 6, south wall of triclinium. Wall painting of Amorino or flying cupid with a baetylus (or alabaster vase) in his left hand.

Photograph courtesy of Kathryn Breen.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2005.

Room 6, south wall of triclinium. Wall painting of Amorino or flying cupid holding a baetylus (or alabaster vase) in his left hand.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 6, west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 6, detail of painted vault at south end of upper west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 6, detail of painted panel at upper south end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, painted panel from west wall.

II.3.3 Pompeii. 1966. Room 6, painted panel from west wall of triclinium. 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. March 2009. Room 6, west wall of triclinium.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Room 6, west wall of triclinium.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 6, north-west corner and north wall of triclinium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, north wall of triclinium.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Room 6, north wall of triclinium.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, north wall of triclinium.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, north wall of triclinium.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Room 6, north and east walls of triclinium in north-east corner.

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