VI.9.7 Pompeii. Domus Cn. Caetronius Eutychus or Casa di C.N. Caetroni Eutychi.

Rear entrance at VI.9.8. Excavated 1826, 1828 and 1837.

Linked to VI.9.6 and VI.9.9.

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VI.9.7 Pompeii. W1053 

South-west corner of atrium 2, with doorway to room 6 (on left) and room 4, kitchen (on right).

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

VI.9.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 4, kitchen, on south side of entrance corridor.

VI.9.7 Pompeii. January 2023.

Room 4, north-west corner with hearth and painted lararium on the north wall of the kitchen.

Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.9.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, hearth with painted lararium on the north wall of the kitchen.

VI.9.7 Pompeii. January 2023.

Room 4, painted lararium in north-west corner of kitchen. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.9.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, painted lararium in north-west corner of kitchen. 

According to Boyce, in the north-west corner above the hearth is a painting of two red and yellow serpents.

The one on the right has red crest and beard; the head of the other is destroyed.

They approach an altar. There are garlands above.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.50, 178)

VI.9.7 Pompeii. W1068.

Room 4, north-west corner of kitchen, remains of lararium painting of serpent on north wall.

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

VI.9.7 Pompeii. Room 4, north-west corner of kitchen, remains of lararium painting of serpent on north wall.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1587.

VI.9.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, painted lararium on north wall in north-west corner of kitchen. Serpent and round altar.

Two serpents diagonally approach a round altar, one serpent from each side of the corner of the room.

See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (p277: L66).

See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni. (p176:56).

VI.9.7 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 4, remains of painted lararium on west wall, in north-west corner of kitchen. 

VI.9.7 Pompeii. November 2023.

Room 4, hearth in kitchen against west wall. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VI.9.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, hearth in kitchen against west wall. 

VI.9.7 Pompeii. W1067. Room 4, hearth in kitchen.

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

VI.9.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, triangular shaped fronts of storage area underneath the hearth in the kitchen.

VI.9.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, arched entrance in south wall of kitchen leading to room 5.

VI.9.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, outline of staircase on south wall.

VI.9.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, west wall with remains of structure.

VI.9.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, south-east corner.  Site of latrine?

VI.9.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, doorway in north wall leading to room 4.

VI.9.7 Pompeii. W1069. Arched doorway from room 5 into kitchen, room 4.

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

VI.9.7 Pompeii. W.1070. Doorway to room 4, kitchen, in north wall of room 5.

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

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