V.2.15 Pompeii. Casa di Giove or House of Jupiter.

Linked to V.2.16. Excavated 1883, 1891-93 and 2018.

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Casa di Orione

The newly excavated house area, which during the 2018 excavations was originally referred to as being an extension of V.2.15, the Casa di Giove, is now being referred to as the Casa di Orione or the House of Orion named after the unique mosaic found in ambiente A13. We now show this on a separate page as the Casa di Orione. See Casa di Orione

V.2.15, Pompeii, on left. December 2018. Looking north to entrance doorway, with V.2.16, on right. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

V.2.15, Pompeii. November 2024. Looking north to entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Annette Haug.

V.2.15 Pompeii. September 2015. Entrance doorway, looking east.

V.2.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance doorway, looking east along Via di Nola.

V.2.15 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance.

According to NdS, the doorstep of the entrance corridor was travertine, and the walls were painted in yellow and purple panels.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1896, p. 438.

V.2.15 Pompeii. November 2024.

Looking north along entrance corridor leading to atrium. Photo courtesy of Annette Haug.

V.2.15 Pompeii. November 2024.

Looking towards east wall of fauces/entrance corridor, on right. Photo courtesy of Annette Haug.

V.2.15 Pompeii. October 2022. Entrance doorway and east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.15 Pompeii. November 2024.

Looking north along entrance corridor to atrium. Photo courtesy of Annette Haug.

V.2.15 Pompeii. October 2022.

Looking north along entrance corridor leading to atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.15 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking north along the entrance corridor.

V.2.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance corridor leading to atrium. 

V.2.15 Pompeii. October 2022.

Entrance corridor leading to atrium, and to the corridor (3) on left, and to doorway to room (2). Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.15 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance corridor leading to atrium. 

According to NdS, the walls of the atrium were painted with yellow and purple panels, the same as the entrance corridor.

In the middle of the atrium was an impluvium. This atrium was without side rooms.

Against the east wall was the staircase to the upper floor, and the atrium was linked with the shop at V.2.16 by a doorway in its south-east corner.

V.2.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Atrium and impluvium. 

V.2.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Atrium, looking north to corridor to rear and doorway to room 2, on right.

V.2.15 Pompeii. September 2015.

Looking towards north-west corner of atrium with corridor to rear, and window to room 2, on right.

V.2.15 Pompeii. October 2022. North-east corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.15 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking north along east wall of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.15 Pompeii. December 2007. East wall of atrium.

V.2.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Remains of base of staircase against east wall.

V.2.15 Pompeii. December 2007. South-east corner of atrium, with remains of stone feature.

V.2.15 Pompeii. May 2005. Atrium, looking south to entrance, with doorway to V.2.16 on left of entrance.

V.2.15 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking north along west wall of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.15 Pompeii. December 2007. South-west corner of the atrium.

V.2.15 Pompeii. October 2022.

North side of atrium with window and doorway to room 2, and north-east corner of atrium, on right. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.15 Pompeii. October 2022. Window and doorway to room 2 on north side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.15 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking north across atrium towards doorway into room 2.

V.2.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to room 2, oecus or triclinium.

According to NdS, on the north side of the atrium was a windowed oecus, with window overlooking the atrium.

This room could also have been used as a triclinium.

It had a floor of opus signinum, on its walls was coarse plaster and a high dado of crushed brick plaster (mattone pesto).

V.2.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 2, looking north.

V.2.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 2, west wall.

V.2.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 2, east wall.

V.2.15 Pompeii. October 2022.

Room 3, corridor leading to peristyle, looking north from atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 3, corridor leading to peristyle. 

Entrance doorway to room 4 is on left hand side.

V.2.15 Pompeii. October 2022.

Doorway into room 4, on west side of corridor 3. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 4, west wall.

According to NdS, this room had a window overlooking the peristyle in its north wall.

The walls were decorated with panels of red and yellow. Its dado imitated coloured marble.

For the description of the paintings and graffiti found in this room, see Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1891, p. 271.

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