VI.9.2 Pompeii. Casa del Meleagro or House of Meleager.

Rear entrance at VI.9.13. Excavated 1829, 1837 and 1966.

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VI.9.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle garden 17, looking east. 

According to Jashemski, the large dolium 23 in the south-east corner of the garden contained lime.

This would have been used in the restoration work going on at the time of the eruption.

Tatiana Warscher believed that it had originally been used as a planter.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.137-8)

See Warscher, “Codex”, appendix to House of Pansa, photo no.46a.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.537. Dolium or vase 23 in peristyle 16.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.538. Puteal 22 in peristyle portico 16.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Puteal 22 in peristyle portico 16.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 768.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. 1959.

Peristyle portico 16, looking north-east from near south-east corner. 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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VI.9.2 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Peristyle portico 16, looking north-east from near south-west corner

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1408.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle garden 17, looking east across pool 18 and fountain 19. 

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Pre-1937-1939. Peristyle garden 17, looking south-east across pool.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive.  Warsher collection no. 414a.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. c. 1871. Looking south-east across pool in peristyle garden 17.

Photo by J. H. Parker, © American Academy in Rome. Parker.2166.Italia.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle portico 16, south side, looking east.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. 1959.

Peristyle portico 16, south-west corner, with a cistern opening with a lava cover between the two columns on the west side.

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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VI.9.2 Pompeii. September 2004. Peristyle portico 16, south side, looking west.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Album by M. Amodio, c.1880, entitled “Pompei, destroyed on 23 November 79, discovered in 1748”.

Looking towards south side of peristyle, from north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. 19th century photograph. Peristyle garden 17, looking west. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.541. Peristyle garden 17, looking west across pool 18 and fountain 19.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Peristyle garden 17, looking west across pool 18 and fountain 19.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive.  Warsher collection no. 826.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Pre-1937-1939. Peristyle garden 17, looking west across pool 18 and fountain 19.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive.  Warsher collection no. 415a.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. September 2004. Peristyle garden 17, looking west across small pool 21, pool 18 and fountain 19.

According to Jashemski, the large and elaborate pool had its interior painted blue.

The interior walls were bordered with alternate rectangular and semi-circular recesses.

A column in the centre of the pool supported a round table, from which water jetted and fell into the pool.

There is a small pool 21 with a marble rim at the east end, together with a small basin 20 adjacent to the large pool on the west side.

The small basin may have been used for storing the fish while the pool was cleaned, or perhaps for cooling drinks.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.137-38)

VI.9.2 Pompeii. May 2010. Peristyle garden 17, pool 18 and fountain 19. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle garden 17, marble fountain 19 with steps or cascade at west end of pool. 

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39.

Peristyle garden 17, marble fountain 19 with steps or cascade at west end of pool. 

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1408a.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Pre-1937-1939.

Peristyle garden 17, marble fountain 19 with steps or cascade at west end of pool. 

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 413.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle garden 17, west end of pool 18 with blue painted plaster. 

VI.9.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Peristyle garden 17, east end of pool 18 with blue painted plaster. 

VI.9.2 Pompeii. September 2005.

Room 44, south wall. A corridor (30) ran from the south-west corner of room 44 joining it to VI.9.2.

This is now blocked and room 44 is now only accessible from VI.9.13.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. September 2005. North wall of room 44 and entrance at VI.9.13.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 44, looking towards west wall.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 44 collapsed floor at west end.

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