VI.5.5 Pompeii. Casa del Granduca Michele di
Russia or Casa dei Vasi di vetro or House of the Glass Vases.
Linked to VI.5.6, VI.5.21. Excavated 1837, 1844, 2005 to 2006, 2009 to 2010.
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VI.5.5 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking east along north
portico towards triclinium. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VI.5.5 Pompeii. December 2007. North portico, looking east.
VI.5.5 Pompeii. December 2007. North wall of portico.
VI.5.5 Pompeii. December 2018.
Looking
east across triclinium to the left behind the peristyle, in the
north-east corner. Photo
courtesy of Aude Durand.
VI.5.5 Pompeii. September 2005. Triclinium to the left behind the peristyle, in the north-east corner. Looking east.
Helbig identifies in this room: “Room to the left behind the peristyle, Polyphemus, 1047, Oedipus, 1155, Leda, 151”.
See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1047, 1155, 151).
According to PPM, the walls of this room are described as being painted in IV style, above the red zoccolo/dado/plinth it was divided into panels separated by compartments with painted plants, the middle area of the wall was painted yellow, but the upper zone was faded and colour unrecognisable.
The flooring was cocciopesto, with a border of black and white mosaics enclosing a rectangular area, also of cocciopesto but inserted with tiles and chippings of coloured marble.
VI.5.5 Pompeii. September 2005. Central panel on the north wall of triclinium to the left behind the peristyle.
According to PPM -
the painting in the centre of the north wall. which a small lean-to roof did not succeed in protecting so it has now faded and disappeared, was of a still-life with fishes (Helbig 1707).
See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici. Vol. IV. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana. (p.329, 330)
VI.5.5 Pompeii. September 2005. North wall east end, triclinium to the left behind the peristyle. Medallion of Oedipus?
VI.5.5 Pompeii. 1844 drawing by Giuseppe Abbate showing remains of medallion with Oedipus questioning the Sphinx, (Helbig 1155),
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 160.
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VI.5.5 Pompeii. 1844 drawing by Giuseppe Abbate showing instruments and elements relating to the sacrifice, including amongst others, the cup, the knife and the head of the ox, (see Helbig 1774), from east wall of triclinium.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 152.
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VI.5.5 Pompeii. September 2005. South
wall at east end, triclinium to the left behind the peristyle. Medallion
of Polyphemus and Galatea.
See Helbig, W.,
1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten
Städte Campaniens. Leipzig:
Breitkopf und Härtel. (1047).
See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1983. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 2. Rome: ICCD. (p.144)
VI.5.5 Pompeii. December 2007. South wall at east end, triclinium to the left behind the peristyle. Medallion of Polyphemus and Galatea.
VI.5.5 Pompeii. Pen and ink drawing of Polyphemus and Galatea, by Giuseppe Abbate (1844), from south wall of triclinium.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 159.
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VI.5.5 Pompeii. September 2005. Remains of central panel of the south wall with a painting of still-life with fishes.
See Bragantini,
de Vos, Badoni, 1983. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 2. Rome: ICCD. (p.144)
See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.54)
VI.5.5 Pompeii. 1844 drawing by Giuseppe Abbate of a panel with Leda and the swan (Helbig 151).
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 158.
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According to Helbig’s topographical list, this panel also came from the triclinium, but today the IV Style decoration has disappeared.
VI.5.5 Pompeii. December 2007. Floor mosaic in triclinium to the left behind the peristyle.
VI.5.21 Pompeii. September 2005. Mosaic from triclinium.
VI.5.5 Pompeii. December 2007. Corridor leading to rear posticum at VI.5.21.
According to Fiorelli, on the left would have been the kitchen and latrine and stairs to an upper floor.
See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.54)
VI.5.5 Pompeii. December 2007. Kitchen and latrine, on north side of corridor leading to VI.5.21.
VI.5.21 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking west from peristyle area, along north portico towards atrium.
Bronze table found in VI.5.5 Pompeii. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum