V.6.12 Pompeii. Casa di Leda. House with paintings of Priapus, Leda and Narcissus.
Only the western and southern street fronts of this insula were excavated, c.1902, 1905-8.
Further excavations were carried out in 2018-9 and 2023-4.
Amb. 25. Atrium with Mercury and Narcissus frescoes
V.6.12 Pompeii. October 2024.
Looking east across entrance corridor 8, towards atrium 25. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Looking east across flooring in entrance corridor Amb. 8 towards atrium Amb. 25.
Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
V.6.12, Pompeii. January 2020. Amb. 25.
Looking east across atrium
towards a
large painting of the figure of Hermes (Mercury).
Photo courtesy of Johannes
Eber.
V.6 Pompeii. December 2019. Amb. 25.
Detail of atrium floor, looking east towards fresco of Hermes (Mercury) at the rear.
Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
V.6.12 Pompeii. February 2019. Amb. 25. Atrium.
A bronze situla (a liquid container) was found near to the impluvium.
Una situla bronzea (contenitore per liquidi) è
stata invece rinvenuta accanto all'impluvio.
Photograph © Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. September 2021. Amb. 25.
Looking east to large painted figure of Hermes (Mercury). Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii. October 2020. Amb. 25.
Looking east to large painted figure of Hermes (Mercury). Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12, Pompeii. January 2020. Amb. 25.
Looking east to large painted figure of
Hermes (Mercury). Photo courtesy of Johannes
Eber.
V.6.12 Pompeii. February 2019. Amb. 25. Atrium with vividly coloured walls and a fresco of Narcissus at the centre of south wall.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. February 2019. Amb. 25. Atrium, south wall.
Fresco of Narcissus in which he sees himself reflected in the water, enraptured by his own image, according to classical iconography.
Parte
dell'atrio con l'affresco di Narciso, che lo vede specchiarsi nell'acqua rapito
dalla sua immagine, secondo l'iconografia classica.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. February 2019. Amb. 25. Atrium corner with red panels with flying figures.
Angolo
dell'atrio con pannelli rossi con figure volanti.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. October 2020. Amb. 25.
Atrium, red panel with flying figure. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii. February 2019. Amb. 25. Atrium corner with outline of stairs.
Of particular note in the atrium of Narcissus is the still visible trace of the stairs which lead to the upper floor, but above all the rediscovery of a dozen glass containers, eight amphorae and a bronze funnel in the space under the stairs, which was used for storage.
Interessante,
nell'atrio di Narciso, è la traccia ancora visibile delle scale che conducevano
al piano superiore, ma soprattutto il ritrovamento nello spazio del sottoscala,
utilizzato come deposito, di una dozzina di contenitori in vetro, otto anfore e
un imbuto in bronzo.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. February 2019. Amb. 25. Atrium corner with outline of stairs.
A bronze funnel was found in the space under the stairs, which was used for storage.
Trovato nello
spazio del sottoscala, utilizzato come deposito, di un imbuto in bronzo.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. March 2024. Amb. 25. Newly excavated atrium wall showing an overall view of the decorative scheme of the missing plasters of the upper register on the opposite wall, brought to light in 2018.
Vedi/See E-Journal
01: 01.03.24, Interventi conservativi e nuovi scavi nella Casa di Leda. Dalla
tutela alla conoscenza di un’abitazione del ceto medio di Pompei, p. 5, Fig.
2.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. March 2024. Amb. 25. Newly excavated atrium wall, detail of robed figure holding three ducks.
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01: 01.03.24, Interventi conservativi e nuovi scavi nella Casa di Leda. Dalla
tutela alla conoscenza di un’abitazione del ceto medio di Pompei, p. 10, Fig.
13.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
Amb. 7. Room on north side of entrance corridor/fauces
V.6.12 Pompeii. August 2018.
Newly excavated west wall of the room on the north side of the fauces adjacent to Via del Vesuvio.
Recentemente
scavato parete ovest della stanza sul lato nord dei fauces adiacenti a Via del Vesuvio.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
La parete ovest recentemente scavata con
pittura architettonica e medaglione ritratto.
Photograph © Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. August 2018. Medallion with portrait, between architectural painting on west wall.
Medaglione
con ritratto, tra pittura architettonica.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. August 2018. Medallion with female portrait in centre of west wall.
Medaglione
con ritratto femminile.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. August 2018. Detail of medallion with female portrait from west wall.
Particolare del medaglione con ritratto
femminile.
Photograph © Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. March 2024. Amb. 7. Portrait medallion of a female figure adorned with jewels and holding an olive branch.
On the central
panel of each wall there is a clipeus with a female portrait, two of which have
already emerged in 2018: one captured in a pensive attitude; the other, with a
veiled head, is characterized by a twig. The ongoing investigation has revealed
two further portraits of great refinement: a female figure adorned with jewels
and characterized by the presence of an olive branch; the other characterized
by a crown of vine leaves around the head.
Vedi/See E-Journal 09: 21.12.23, Scavo e restauro della Casa di Leda – Regio V, 6. Nuovi rinvenimenti, p. 3, Fig. 3.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. March 2024. Amb. 7. Portrait medallion of a female figure characterized by a crown of vine leaves around the head.
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09: 21.12.23, Scavo e restauro della Casa di Leda – Regio V, 6. Nuovi
rinvenimenti, p. 3, Fig. 4.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. March 2024. Amb. 7 undergoing archaeological exploration.
Amb. 7 indagine-archeologica.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompei.
December 2019. Looking towards upper south wall. Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
V.6.12 Pompeii, September 2021. Looking towards upper south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6 12 Pompeii. December 2019.
Looking
towards upper south wall with central portrait medallion. Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
V.6.12 Pompeii, October 2020. Looking towards upper north wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii,
October 2022. North wall, detail of marine creature at west end of panel. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii, October 2020. North wall, detail of marine creature at west end of panel. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii, October 2022. North
wall, detail of marine creature at east end of panel. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii, October 2020. North wall, detail of marine creature at east end of panel. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii, October 2022. North wall, detail of decorative
painting below sea creatures. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii, September 2021.
Looking towards painted decoration on west end of centre of north wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii, September 2021.
Detail of painted decoration at west end of centre of north wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii, October 2022.
Detail of painted
decoration at west end of centre of north wall. Photo courtesy of
Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii, September 2021.
Detail of painted floral decoration and figure at west end of centre of north wall.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii, September 2021.
Detail of painted floral decoration from west end of centre of north wall.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Amb.
35, tablinum
V.6.12 Pompeii, October 2024.
Doorway into room 35, tablinum, on east side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii, December 2023. Amb. 35, tablinum.
Behind the atrium (room 25), three rooms (35; 44; 45) and a corridor space (44) have emerged.
From the atrium one could access the corridor and room 35 which probably represented a tablinum.
The visible decorative scheme is limited to the upper area and the top part of the middle area. Faux architectures are represented, such as aedicules surmounted by winged griffins and blue pergolas, in turn delimited by red banded squares on a white background. Inside, amphorae framed by garlands. Painted pinakes are placed near the middle register. Between the aedicules there are squares with stylised and monochromatic animal figures
Vedi/See E-Journal
09: 21.12.23, Scavo e restauro della Casa di Leda – Regio V, 6. Nuovi
rinvenimenti, p. 4, Fig. 7-8.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii, March 2024. Amb. 35, tablinum.
The flooring is the same type of as in the atrium, with white marble inserts that do not currently indicate a precise design.
Vedi/See E-Journal
01: 01.03.24, Interventi conservativi e nuovi scavi nella Casa di Leda. Dalla
tutela alla conoscenza di un’abitazione del ceto medio di Pompei, p. 5, Fig.
3.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
Amb.
40, corridor
V.6.12 Pompeii,
March 2024. Amb. 40, corridor.
Immediately north of Amb. 35 is an entrance from the atrium into a corridor with an E-W orientation (Amb. 40). The plaster decorations are divided into two bands: the base with a white background and the middle register with a black background. In both cases, touches of colour are added that recall, in a perfunctory and 'impressionistic' manner, different types of marble.
Vedi/See E-Journal
01: 01.03.24, Interventi conservativi e nuovi scavi nella Casa di Leda. Dalla
tutela alla conoscenza di un’abitazione del ceto medio di Pompei, p. 5, Fig.
4.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii,
March 2024. Amb. 40, corridor.
The base decorated with a white background, with touches of colour added that recall, in a perfunctory and 'impressionistic' manner, different types of marble.
Vedi/See E-Journal
01: 01.03.24, Interventi conservativi e nuovi scavi nella Casa di Leda. Dalla
tutela alla conoscenza di un’abitazione del ceto medio di Pompei, p. 5.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
Amb.
44, cubiculum
V.6.12 Pompeii, March 2024. Amb. 44, cubiculum.
The last room brought to light as part of the new excavations is Amb. 44. It consists of a cubiculum (2.60 x 2.00 m) connected to the atrium by a narrow passageway. The materials constituents of the floor match those in Ambb. 25 and 35. Along the eastern and southern sides of the room are preserved traces of repair.
Vedi/See E-Journal
01: 01.03.24, Interventi conservativi e nuovi scavi nella Casa di Leda. Dalla
tutela alla conoscenza di un’abitazione del ceto medio di Pompei, p. 5, Fig.
9.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii, March 2024. Amb. 44, cubiculum. View from room 35 across corridor 40 to ambiente 44 at rear.
V.6.12 Pompeii, March 2024. Amb. 44, cubiculum, opus sectile flooring.
Vedi/See E-Journal
01: 01.03.24, Interventi conservativi e nuovi scavi nella Casa di Leda. Dalla
tutela alla conoscenza di un’abitazione del ceto medio di Pompei, p. 5, Fig.
5 and 14.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. March 2024. Amb. 44. Portrait medallion with a bird.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
Amb.
45, cubiculum
It was only possible
to define the limits with the wall crests.
It is possible that
before the separation that occurred in the last construction phase, Room 44,
together with the corridor (Room 40) and the adjacent cubiculum (Room 45, of
which it was only possible to define the limits with the wall crests that
emerged during the tiering of the eastern side), were part of an originally
larger room that was perhaps a mirror image of the tablinum.