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. December 2007. Room 2, atrium and impluvium 3, looking south at doorways to three cubicula, 14, 13 and 12.
VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.459. Room 2, south wall of atrium, with doorways to rooms 13 (centre) 12 and 10.
The painting of Daedalus and Pasiphae would have been found on the pilaster between doorways on the left.
The other painting, third below, was found on the pilaster, to the right of centre.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.131. Drawing of fragment of wall painting from east end of south wall of atrium, Daedalus and Pasiphae.
See Real Museo Borbonico, VII, taf 40.
See Helbig, W.,
1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv
verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1208)
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.2 Pompeii. Pre-1943. Looking towards south wall of atrium between doorways to rooms 13 and 12.
“X” marks the spot where the painting below was found.
According to Warscher –
The painting "Myth of Apollo" was located on the south wall section between rooms 12 and 13.
There was no trace of the painting around this central painting.
(La pittura
“Mito di Apollo” trovavasi sulla sezione della parete sud fra le stanze 12 e
13.
Non era rimasta
nessuna traccia della pittura intorno questo quadro centrale.)
See Warscher, T. 1942. Catalogo illustrato degli affreschi del Museo Nazionale di Napoli. Sala LXXXII. Vol.4. Rome, Swedish Institute
VI.9.2 Pompeii. Found 22nd September 1829 on west end of south wall of room 2, atrium.
Wall painting of a servant putting the shoes on a man with a lyre.
A woman sits at his side and other figures stand in the background.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9543.
According to Overbeck-Mau, this painting might have been of Paris and Helen.
See Overbeck J.,
1884. Pompeji in seinen Gebäuden,
Alterthümen und Kunstwerken. Leipzig: Engelmann. (p.309)
See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1386b).
VI.9.2 Pompeii. Drawing by Giuseppe Marsigli, of painting from south wall of atrium.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 309.
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VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.499.
Room 2, looking west along south side of atrium, doorway to room 10 (on left) and entrance fauces 1, (on right).
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.2 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 2, atrium, impluvium 3 and pedestal 5, looking south-west towards room 10.
In the left foreground behind pediment 5 and originally 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. December 2007. Room 10, doorway in south-west corner of atrium.
VI.9.2 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 10, looking towards west wall.
VI.9.2 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 10, remains of staircase 11, near north wall.
VI.9.2 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 10, north wall.
VI.9.2 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 10, north wall with remains of staircase 11 to upper floor.
VI.9.2 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 10, south wall.
VI.9.2 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 10, east wall with doorway to atrium.
VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.470. Room 10, south side of doorway in east wall, looking north-east across atrium.
Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut,
Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.2 Pompeii. W.461. Room 2, south-west corner of atrium, with doorways to room 12, centre, and room 10, on right.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
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