V.2.i Pompeii. Casa delle Nozze d’Argento or House of the Silver Wedding

or Domus L. Albucius Celsus.

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V.2.i Pompeii. May 2005. Room 23, looking towards east side of Rhodian peristyle at south end. 

V.2.i Pompeii. October 2023.

East portico, looking north from near Oecus 21. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2007. Room 23, east side of peristyle, looking north.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2023.

Room 23, north-east corner of peristyle with detail of stucco arch above portico. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2023.

Looking east towards remaining decoration on wall between Oecus 21, on right, and Corridor 22, on left.

Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2023.

Corridor 22, looking east from portico. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2023.

Corridor 22, north wall. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

V.2.i Pompeii. October 2023. Corridor 22, looking east. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2023.

Room 22, corridor leading eastwards. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2007. Room 22, corridor leading eastwards to unexcavated area.

V.2.i, Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Peristyle 23, looking south along the east side.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 502b.

V.2.i Pompeii. May 2005. Room 23, looking north-east across Rhodian peristyle.

V.2.i Pompeii. 1957. Looking north-east across peristyle area, from south portico. 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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V.2.i, Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Room 23, looking towards north-east corner.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 502a.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2023. Room 23, looking north from south portico. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

V.2.i Pompeii. May 2018. Room 23 looking north to tablinum 7.

V.2.i Pompeii. Old undated photograph, c.1900.

Room 23, looking north across peristyle from the south side. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

V.2.i Pompeii. Scavi 1892. Looking north from south peristyle towards the west and north side. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

V.2.i Pompeii. 1898.

Room 23, peristyle, watercolour by Luigi Bazzani of black painted panels from walls of peristyle.

Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum, inventory number E.6252-1910.

V.2.i Pompeii. March 2023. Room 23, peristyle. Looking west in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2023. Room 23, detail from west portico in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2023. Room 23, detail from Rhodian peristyle on west side. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

V.2.i Pompeii. May 2018. Room 23, Rhodian peristyle on west side.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2007.

Room 23, Rhodian peristyle on west side showing difference in height of columns and different style columns.

V.2.i Pompeii. Undated painting by Pierre Gusman. Room 23, looking towards west side and north-west corner.

(II. Péristyle rhodien de la maison dite des Noces d'argent (Région V, 2). Le péristyle rhodien est caractérisé par trois côtés de même hauteur, le quatrième étant plus élevé.

See Gusman P., 1924. La Décoration Murale de Pompei. Paris : Morancé, pl. II.)

V.2.i Pompeii. 1964.

Room 23, Rhodian peristyle on west side showing painted decoration and difference in height and style of columns.

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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V.2.i Pompeii. December 2007. Room 23, details of painted lintels in Rhodian peristyle. 

V.2.i Pompeii. 1898. Room 23, peristyle.

Watercolour by Luigi Bazzani, showing portions of the cornice and frieze and two columns of the peristyle.

Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum, inventory number E.6258-1910.

V.2.i Pompeii. 1898.

Room 23, peristyle. Watercolour by Luigi Bazzani, showing painted decoration from the peristyle, top and on left.

On the right are decorations from cubiculum “a”.

Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum, inventory number E.6259-1910.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2007. Room 23, details of painted lintels and plaster stucco in Rhodian peristyle. 

V.2.i Pompeii. May 2005. Room 23, looking towards south side of Rhodian peristyle. 

V.2.i, Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Room 23, looking towards south-east corner.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 501.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2007. Room 23, painted stag on south side of Rhodian peristyle. 

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2007. Room 23, painted lion on south side of Rhodian peristyle. 

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2007. Room 23, painted masks on south side of Rhodian peristyle. 

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2007. Room 23, painted masks on south side of Rhodian peristyle. 

V.2.i Pompeii.  October 2023.

Looking west across north portico of peristyle towards doorway to room 11, kitchen.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2007.

Room 23, looking west along north side of Rhodian peristyle towards doorway to kitchen, in centre. 

V.2.i Pompeii.  October 2023.

Peristyle 23, looking east along north portico, with doorway to tablinum 7, in centre, and room 24, on right. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2023. Peristyle 23, looking north in north-east corner, into room 24. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

V.2.i Pompeii. October 2023. Room 24, in north-east corner of peristyle, looking from north portico. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2023. Room 24, looking north-west from north portico. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2007.

Room 24, on north-east side of peristyle. Looking north-west. When excavated this was undecorated.

V.2.i Pompeii. October 2023. Room 24, looking north-east across mosaic floor from doorway threshold. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.i Pompeii. August 2023. Room 24, looking north-east across flooring. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2023. Room 24, looking north across mosaic flooring. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

V.2.i Pompeii. October 2023. Room 24, looking north across mosaic flooring. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2023. Room 24, mosaic threshold of doorway. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

V.2.i Pompeii. August 2023. Room 24, mosaic threshold of doorway at west end. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

V.2.i Pompeii. October 2023. Room 24, mosaic doorway threshold. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.i Pompeii. October 2023. Room 24, mosaic doorway threshold at east end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.i Pompeii. October 2023.

Looking east across north portico with doorway to tablinum, on left. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2007. Plaster on north wall of peristyle between room 24 and room 7, tablinum.

V.2.i Pompeii. July 2023. Room 7, tablinum looking north through atrium 1 to entrance and showing restored roof with new materials.

Photograph © Parco Archeologico di Pompei.

V.2.i Pompeii. May 2018. Room 7, tablinum looking north through atrium 1 to entrance.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2007. Room 7, tablinum looking north through atrium to entrance. Taken from the north portico of room 23.

V.2.i, Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Looking north from north portico towards atrium and entrance doorway.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 502.

V.2.i Pompeii. October 2023. Looking from north-east corner across peristyle towards south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.2.i Pompeii. December 2007. Room 23, north portico of Rhodian peristyle, looking south-west.

V.2.i Pompeii. October 2023. Looking west across peristyle showing ornaments found in the centre. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

According to Jashemski –

“In the middle of the garden (a) was a raised circle about three metres in diameter, on which were found four small glazed terra-cotta animals, apparently made in Egypt: a green frog, a yellowish toad, and two yellowish crocodiles, all about the same size.”

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p. 113).

V.2.i Pompeii. Room 23, frog garden ornament found in the centre of the Rhodian peristyle.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 121323.

V.2.i Pompeii. Room 23, toad garden ornament found in the centre of the Rhodian peristyle.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum.

V.2.i Pompeii. Room 23, crocodile garden ornament found in the centre of the Rhodian peristyle.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum.

V.2.i Pompeii. Room 23, crocodile garden ornament found in the centre of the Rhodian peristyle.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 121324.

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