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.
Excavated 1933 to 1935 and 1951 to 1953.
Quick Outline
This page has been created to give an appreciation of the main rooms and areas of the beautiful House of Venus in the Shell.
Detail
If you are then interested to see the house in more detail, the rooms are shown in greater detail in the subsequent parts.
II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2018. Entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
II.3.3 Pompeii, August 2021. Room 1, looking south
from entrance corridor across atrium. Photo courtesy of
Robert Hanson.
II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 2, atrium, looking
north with entrance doorway, in centre. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
II.3.3 Pompeii, December
2018.
Room 2, looking towards
north-east corner of atrium, across impluvium. Photo courtesy of Aude
Durand.
II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017.
Room 2, looking across impluvium towards south-east
corner of atrium and doorway to room 4. Photo courtesy of
Klaus Heese.
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. March 2009. Room 2, south wall of
atrium, with doorway to room 11.
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. May
2016.
Room 5, looking towards
the south-west corner, and doorway in south wall leading to the north portico
of the 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, looking across mosaic floor at east end, near atrium.
II.3.3 Pompeii. March
2009. Doorway to room 6.
II.3.3 Pompeii. May
2016. Room 6, looking west from entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Buzz
Ferebee.
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, west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
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. May 2016. Looking towards
north-west corner of room 2, the atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2024. Room 11, north-east corner, with doorways to rooms 8 and 9.
The window, on the
left, is into room 4. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016.
Room 11, looking south-east from north portico,
with room 9, in centre, and doorway to room 10, centre right. Photo courtesy of
Buzz Ferebee.
II.3.3 Pompeii. March
2024. Room 9, looking towards north wall and
north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 9, looking towards
east wall from entrance. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
II.3.3 Pompeii. March
2024. Room 9, south wall of oecus. Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
II.3.3 Pompeii. March
2024. Doorway to room 10, cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2024. Room 10, looking south
along east wall from entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 10, looking south
from entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2024. Room 10, south-west
corner and west wall with window. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe
Ciaramella.
II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, west wall with
window onto garden area.
II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016.
Room 11, looking towards west portico, across north
portico and peristyle garden. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2024. Room 11, looking towards west portico, from north portico. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
II.3.3 Pompeii. December
2018.
Room 11, looking towards
west portico across north portico, with doorway to room 12, in centre, and
doorway to room 5, centre right.
Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
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. May 2016. Doorway to room 12,
cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2024.
Room 12, south wall
from entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 12, looking towards
west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2024.
Room 12, looking
towards north wall from north side of doorway. Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016.
Room 11, north portico. Looking south-east across
garden area from near doorway to room 5. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 11, looking south
along west portico from near doorway to room 5. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 16 in
south-west corner of peristyle garden.
II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 16, east wall with
niche. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 16, detail of stair
base in south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 11, looking towards
painted south wall in garden. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017.
Looking east along painted south wall, with fresco of Venus in the
shell. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking south-west along south wall of garden area. Photo courtesy of
Aude Durand.
II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking east along painted south wall of garden area. Photo courtesy of
Aude Durand.
II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2024.
Room 11, central panel from south wall with Venus/Aphrodite in a shell. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2018. Room 11, painted
wall on south wall of peristyle at east end. Photo courtesy of
Aude Durand.
II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017.
Room 11, east panel on south wall of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2018.
Doorway to room 17, in south-east corner of garden.
Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2018.
Looking east through doorway into
sacellum. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 17, and south-east
corner of garden. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 17, detail from
exterior north side of room 17, in garden. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017. Looking towards
north portico and doorway to atrium, on right. Photo courtesy of
Klaus Heese.