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. W.505. Looking towards north-west corner and north wall of atrium, and threshold of atrium to peristyle.
Photo by Tatiana Warscher. With kind permission of DAI Rome, whose copyright it remains.
See http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/marbilderbestand/231717

VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.505. Room 2, atrium.

Looking towards north-west corner and north wall of atrium, and threshold of atrium to peristyle.

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

VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.500. Room 2, atrium, looking west at north side of atrium.
The doorways to entrance fauces 1 and room 29 are on the left and right respectively.
Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.500. Room 2, atrium, looking west at north side of atrium.

The doorways to entrance fauces 1 and room 29 are on the left and right respectively.

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

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VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.462. Room 2, north-west corner and west end of north wall of atrium.
Photo by Tatiana Warscher. With kind permission of DAI Rome, whose copyright it remains.
See http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/marbilderbestand/231460

VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.462.

Room 2, north-west corner and west end of north wall of atrium, with painted Nereid on dado.

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

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VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.466. Room 2, wall decoration from west end of north wall in atrium.
Photo by Tatiana Warscher. With kind permission of DAI Rome, whose copyright it remains.
See http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/marbilderbestand/231199

VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.466. Room 2, wall decoration from west end of north wall in atrium.

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

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Stereoview by R. Rive, c.1860-1870’s, looking north towards peristyle garden area. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Stereoview by R. Rive, c.1860-1870s, looking north towards peristyle garden area. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Painting by Carl Werner, dated 1839, “Die casa de Meleagro Pompeji”
Looking north from atrium towards peristyle garden area.
Now in the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, inventory number 13750.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Painting by Carl Werner, dated 1839, “Die casa de Meleagro Pompeji”

Looking north from atrium towards peristyle garden area.

Now in the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, inventory number 13750.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Album dated January 1874. Looking north from atrium towards peristyle garden area. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

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From an album dated January 1874. Looking north from atrium towards peristyle garden area. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Atrium 2 with impluvium 3 and table 6, looking north to peristyle 16. Old undated photograph, Courtesy of Society of Antiquaries. Fox Collection. The wall painting of Hephaestus and Thetis (below) would have been taken from the west end of the north wall (on left).

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Atrium 2 with impluvium 3 and table 6, looking north to peristyle 16.

Old undated photograph, Courtesy of Society of Antiquaries. Fox Collection.

The wall painting of Hephaestus and Thetis (below) would have been taken from the west end of the north wall (on left).

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Found 22nd September 1829. Room 2, atrium. Wall painting of Hephaestus showing Thetis the weapons he has made for Achilles. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9528. See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1317).

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Found 22nd September 1829 in room 2, atrium.

Wall painting of Hephaestus showing Thetis the weapons he has made for Achilles.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9528.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1317).

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Room 2, atrium, wall painting of Hephaestus showing Thetis the weapons he has made for Achilles.
Found 22nd September 1829.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9528.
See Niccolini, F., 1896. Le Case ed i Monumenti di Pompei: Book 4, (Supplemento Tav. I)

VI.9.2 Pompeii.

Room 2, atrium, wall painting of Hephaestus showing Thetis the weapons he has made for Achilles.

Found 22nd September 1829.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9528.

See Niccolini, F., 1896. Le Case ed i Monumenti di Pompei: Book 4, (Supplemento Tav. I)

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Painting by Giuseppe Marsigli, 28th February 1830, from the atrium.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 308.
Photo © ICCD. http://www.catalogo.beniculturali.it
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VI.9.2 Pompeii. Painting by Giuseppe Marsigli, 28th February 1830, from the atrium.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 308.

Photo © ICCD. https://www.catalogo.beniculturali.it

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VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.138. Room 2, north wall of atrium at west end.

Drawing of painting of Thetis & Hephaestus. Original now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 3528.

See Real Museo Borbonico, X, taf 18.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1317).

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

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VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.455. Room 2, marble table leg 6 with pediment 5 in front.
Photo by Tatiana Warscher. With kind permission of DAI Rome, whose copyright it remains.
See http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/marbilderbestand/231956

VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.455. Room 2, marble table leg 6 with pediment 5 in front.

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

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Pre 1937-39. Room 2, looking north across atrium to marble table leg, and pediment, in front.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 874.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Pre 1937-39. Room 2, looking north across atrium to marble table leg, and pediment, in front.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 874.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. 1968. Detail of table leg from south 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. 1968.

Room 2, detail of table leg from south 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, 1968.

Room 2, looking west. Below the table was a small tub/basin with two compartments located between the table legs.

On the inside of both legs was a roundel with the bust of a cupid in the centre. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

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In the foreground under the table “6” are two square marble recesses “7”. According to Overbeck and Mau these were for cooling bottles.

See Overbeck J., 1884. Pompeji in seinen Gebäuden, Alterthümen und Kunstwerken. Leipzig: Engelmann, p. 308.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 2. Atrium. Marble Impluvium 3, podium 5 and cistern mouth.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 2, atrium with marble impluvium 3, podium 5 and cistern mouth.

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VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.464. Room 2, north-east side of atrium. Looking across impluvium 3, podium 5 and table 6. Photo by Tatiana Warscher. With kind permission of DAI Rome, whose copyright it remains. See http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/marbilderbestand/231958

VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.464. Room 2, north-east side of atrium. Looking across impluvium 3, podium 5 and table 6.

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

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Pre 1937-39. Room 2, looking towards north-east side of atrium.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 827.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Pre 1937-39. Room 2, looking towards north-east side of atrium.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 827.

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VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.463. Room 2, east end of north wall of atrium with site of painting of abandoned Dido, see below, and painted Nereid on dado.
Photo by Tatiana Warscher. With kind permission of DAI Rome, whose copyright it remains.
See http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/marbilderbestand/231698

VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.463.

Room 2, east end of north wall of atrium with site of painting of abandoned Dido, see below, and painted Nereid on dado.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Found 12th October 1829 in room 2, atrium. Wall painting of the abandoned Dido seated on a throne surrounded by maids.
Africa is recognisable by the elephant trunk and tusks. The ships of Aeneas are sailing away in the distance.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8898.
Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella taken December 2019.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Found 12th October 1829 in room 2, atrium. Wall painting of the abandoned Dido seated on a throne surrounded by maids.

Africa is recognisable by the elephant trunk and tusks. The ships of Aeneas are sailing away in the distance.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8898.

Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella taken December 2019.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. Found 12th October 1829 in room 2, atrium. Wall painting of the abandoned Dido seated on a throne surrounded by maids.

Africa is recognisable by the elephant trunk and tusks. The ships of Aeneas are sailing away in the distance.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8898.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1113).

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VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.468. Room 2, dado from north wall of atrium with painted nereid, in north-east corner.
Photo by Tatiana Warscher. With kind permission of DAI Rome, whose copyright it remains.
See http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/marbilderbestand/231462

VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.468. Room 2, dado from north wall of atrium with painted Nereid, in north-east corner.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. April 2019.
Room 2, looking east across atrium and impluvium towards tablinum, from entrance corridor.
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. April 2019.

Room 2, looking east across atrium and impluvium towards tablinum, from entrance corridor.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 2. Atrium and impluvium. Looking east towards Tablinum.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 2, atrium and impluvium, looking east towards tablinum.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.449. Room 2, looking east across impluvium 3 in atrium, towards tablinum 8.
At the far end of the impluvium are podium 5 table legs 4 and 6 and the marble table top.
Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.449. Room 2, looking east across impluvium 3 in atrium, towards tablinum 8.

At the far end of the impluvium are podium 5 table legs 4 and 6 and the marble table top.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 2, south-east corner of atrium and impluvium.Looking south at doorways to rooms 15, 14 and 13.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 2, south-east corner of atrium and impluvium. Looking south at doorways to rooms 15, 14 and 13.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 2, atrium and impluvium. Detail of atrium wall between rooms 13 and 14.

VI.9.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 2, atrium and impluvium with detail of atrium wall between rooms 14 and 13.

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