VI.5.9 Pompeii. Casa dei Fiori
or Casa del Cinghiale or Casa dei Tre Cortili.
Linked to VI.5.10, VI.5.19. Excavated 1808, 1813, 1836, 1844, 1976.
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VI.5.9 Pompeii. ?1809. (Pre-1842). Plan by Zahn.
See Zahn, W., 1842-44. Die schönsten Ornamente
und merkwürdigsten Gemälde aus Pompeji, Herkulanum und Stabiae: II. Berlin:
Reimer, taf. 80.
VI.5.8 and 9
Pompeii, on right. November
2021.
Looking
north in Vicolo di Modesto, between VI.2 and VI.5. Photo courtesy of Hélène Dessales.
VI.5.9 Pompeii, on right. December 2018.
Looking north in
Vicolo di Modesto, between VI.2 and VI.5. Photo
courtesy of Aude Durand.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. December 2007. Wall on north side of entrance doorway in Vicolo di Modesto outside VI.5.9, looking south.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. December 2007. Wall in Vicolo di Modesto between VI.5.9 and VI.5.10, looking south.
According to Fiorelli, the exterior walls of the house were plastered red.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. May 2011. Looking east through entrance doorway.
VI.5.9 and 10 Pompeii. PAH, 28th January 1809, p.14.
According to Fiorelli –
“Of the other dwelling, where the mosaic of the hunt with the boar was found at the entrance, we have uncovered a good part of the atrium and in the middle of this there was its impluvium which was paved with marble squares, the size of regular bricks: of these the imprint had been found in the mass of cement which bound them, but which had been removed by the ancients.”
See Fiorelli G., 1860. Pompeianarum antiquitatum historia, Vol. 1: 1748 - 1818, Naples, 28th January 1809, p. 14.
According to CTP –
14th January – 11th February 1809, p.12-14: and 15th April – 3rd June 1809, p.18-19, reports the mosaic as being found at the entrance of VI.5.9.
See Van der Poel, H. B., 1983. Corpus Topographicum Pompeianum, Part II. Austin: University of Texas. (p.250, Note 7).
VI.5.9 Pompeii.
December 2007. Entrance doorway.
VI.5.9 Pompeii.
September 2005. Entrance doorway.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. May 2011. Looking east across atrium.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking east across atrium.
VI.5.9 Pompeii.
December 2007. Impluvium in atrium.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. September 2005. Impluvium, looking east.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. May 2011. Looking west across impluvium in atrium, towards entrance doorway, in centre.
According to Fiorelli, on both sides of the entrance corridor were bedrooms, the one on the left also included an area for the stairs.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. December 2007.
Looking west from south-west corner of atrium, towards stairs to upper floor and doorway to cubiculum.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. May 2011. Looking west from south-west corner of atrium, towards stairs to upper floor and doorway to cubiculum.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking west towards steps to upper floor.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. November 2021.
Looking
north-west from entrance corridor into cubiculum on north side. Photo courtesy
of Hélène Dessales.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. November 2021.
Looking towards
south wall of cubiculum on north side of entrance corridor. Photo courtesy of Hélène Dessales.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. November 2021.
Looking towards west
wall of cubiculum on north side of entrance corridor. Photo courtesy of Hélène Dessales.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. November 2021.
Detail of west wall of cubiculum with window, on north side
of entrance corridor. Photo courtesy of Hélène Dessales.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. November 2021.
Looking towards
north wall in cubiculum, on north side of entrance corridor. Photo courtesy of Hélène Dessales.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. November 2021.
Looking towards north-east corner, with doorway to atrium,
on right. Photo courtesy of Hélène Dessales.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. December 2007.
Looking east across atrium towards tablinum. East side of atrium and doorway to room in south-east corner of atrium, on right.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. May 2011. Room in south-east corner of atrium, looking east from entrance.
According to the plan by Zahn, this room was the two-sided stairs to an upper floor.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. December 2007. Room in south-east corner of atrium, looking east from entrance.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. May 2011.
Room in south-east corner of atrium with stairs, looking north from inside.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. May 2011.
Looking south from inside of area in room with stairs in south-east corner of atrium.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. December 2007. Room with stairs in south-east corner of atrium, looking north from inside.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. May 2011.
Looking west from inside area in room with stairs in south-east corner of atrium.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. May 2011. Looking south in area in room with stairs in south-east corner of atrium.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. May 2011. Looking east across tablinum.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. May 2011. Looking north-east across tablinum towards puteal near north wall.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north across tablinum, with mosaic floor.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. September 2005. Mosaic floor in tablinum.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. December 2007. Mosaic floor, puteal and cistern head.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. May 2011. Looking east along north wall of garden area.
VI.5.19 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Identified by Warsher as VI.5.19, which is linked to VI.5.9.
Looking east along north wall.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1042
VI.5.19 Pompeii. pre-1937-39. Identified by Warscher as VI.5.19, which is linked to VI.5.9.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 770
VI.5.9 Pompeii. May 2011. Looking north-east across garden area towards oecus.
VI.5.9 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north-east across garden area.
According to Jashemski, and Fiorelli, the tablinum at the rear of the Tuscan atrium led to a displuviate atrium.
This served as a garden, with flowers and herbs, and having water flowing in little masonry channels to water it.
A door led from this house to VI.5.19, at the rear.
See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.126)
According to Fiorelli, this area had a floor of mosaic notable for a pornographic representation.
See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.54)
VI.5.9 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking north-west across area of small garden towards north wall and tablinum area (on left).