VII .1.8 Pompeii. Terme Stabiane or Stabian Baths.
Entrance, Gymnasium and portico area.
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Looking towards north-west corner of gymnasium C and entrance to nymphaeum G, with steps.
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
Looking west to entrance to nymphaeum G in north-west corner
of gymnasium C. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Room R and corridor H leading to the entrance at VII.1.51 can be seen behind. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. May 2012. East side of pilaster on south side of nymphaeum G entrance. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021.
North
side of pilaster on south side of nymphaeum G entrance.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
VII.1.8 Pompeii. June 2012. Nymphaeum G, interior of pilaster on south side of entrance. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021.
South side of pilaster on north side of nymphaeum G
entrance.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR
VII.1.8 Pompeii. September 2021.
Pilaster on north
side of nymphaeum G entrance. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Pilaster on north side of
nymphaeum G entrance.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
VII.1.8 Pompeii. October 2022.
Detail from pilaster on north side of nymphaeum G entrance. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VII.1.8 Pompeii.
March 2014. Pilaster on north side of nymphaeum G entrance.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
VII.1.8 Pompeii. May 2012. Pilaster on north side of nymphaeum G entrance.
According to Mau, on the outer wall was a stucco relief of Daedalus making wings for himself and Icarus.
See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey F. W. Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan, p. 200.
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Detail of pilaster on north side of nymphaeum G entrance.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 174.
A painted hunt was seen on the west walls of both room E, and this room G.
As the walls are now totally faded and illegible, it is not possible to identify an exact location.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 460.
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VII.1.8 Pompeii. Drawing by Nicola La Volpe, of painting of a dancing Satyr.
This was either from on the north wall of room
G, or the south wall of nymphaeum room F, as they were both seen there.
These paintings were left in situ without
protection and have now completely disappeared.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 451.
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VII.1.8 Pompeii. Drawing by Nicola La Volpe, of
painted figures/statues from garden scene.
The walls of both rooms F and G were painted with garden scenes.
These two statue/fountains may have been drawn from two of the ones
visible on the west wall of room F.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 449.
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VII.1.8 Pompeii. Drawing by Nicola La Volpe, of painted figures/statues
from garden scene.
The walls of both rooms F and G were painted with garden scenes.
These two statue/fountains are similar but not identical to the ones
above in ADS 449, so were another two seen on the walls of the rooms, but now
more or less completely disappeared.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 450.
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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2012. Nymphaeum G, west wall, mosaic at top of niche. Photo courtesy of Sharon M. Wolf.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. May 2012. Nymphaeum G, west wall, mosaic at top of niche. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2012.
Nymphaeum G, west wall, detail from south end of mosaic at top of niche. Photo courtesy of Sharon M. Wolf.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. May 2012.
Nymphaeum G, west wall, detail of north end of mosaic at top of niche. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2012.
Nymphaeum G, west wall, detail of mosaics at north end of mosaic at top of niche. Photo courtesy of Sharon M. Wolf.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2012.
Nymphaeum G, west wall, detail of mosaic at top of niche. Photo courtesy of Sharon M. Wolf.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2012.
Nymphaeum G, west wall, mosaics and shells at top of niche. Photo courtesy of Sharon M. Wolf.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021.
Looking towards east side pillar of south wall of Nymphaeum G,
with Pool D on the left.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR
Nymphaeum G, detail of arched stucco plaster on south wall. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Looking
towards pilaster of Nymphaeum G, on north side of Pool D. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Looking along the
west side of gymnasium C towards the south portico. Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking south along the west side of gymnasium C.
The west portico may have formed a bowling court as stone balls were found here.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking towards west side of
gymnasium C.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR
VII.1.8 Pompeii. 1975. Looking west towards the west side of gymnasium C and swimming pool. 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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VII.1.8 Pompeii. 1959. Looking west towards the west side of gymnasium C. 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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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking north-west towards swimming
pool D.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
VII.1.8 Pompeii. April 2019.
Swimming pool D on west side of the gymnasium C, looking north. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. May 2012. Swimming pool D on west side of the gymnasium C, looking north. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Looking north across swimming pool D on west side of the gymnasium C.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1186.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. 1913. Looking north
across swimming pool D on west side of the gymnasium C.
Photo by Esther Boise Van Deman (c) American Academy in Rome.
VD_Archive_Ph_212.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. May 2012. Swimming pool D on west side of the gymnasium C, looking north-east. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR
VII.1.8 Pompeii. August 2023. Swimming pool D on west side of the
gymnasium C, looking north-west. Photo courtesy of Maribel Velasco.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. September 2005. Swimming pool D on west side of the gymnasium C, looking north-west.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. May 2012. Looking south along the west side of gymnasium C, the west portico.
The west portico may have formed a bowling court as stone balls were found here. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. September 2005. Swimming pool D, looking south to nymphaeum F.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. December 2006. Swimming pool D, looking south to nymphaeum F.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of south wall of swimming pool D.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. Stucco wall in south-west corner and nymphaeum F with two arches.
Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.
VII.1.8 Pompeii. Entrance to nymphaeum F, with marble steps.
Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.
VII.1.8 Pompeii Stabian Baths. Entrance to nymphaeum F, with marble steps.
Old undated photograph courtesy of the Society of Antiquaries, Fox Collection.
VII.1.8 Pompeii Stabian Baths. Detail of stucco plaster on outside corner of room nymphaeum F.
Old undated photograph courtesy of the Society of Antiquaries, Fox Collection.
VII.1.8 Pompeii Stabian Baths. About 1870. South-west corner of gymnasium C with destrictarium E and nymphaeum F.
The destrictarium was a room for preparing before, and cleaning with strigil after, gymnastic exercise. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VII.1.8 Pompeii Stabian Baths. South-west corner of gymnasium C with stucco plasterwork.
On the left is portico B, leading to destrictarium E and on the right is nymphaeum F.
Old undated photograph courtesy of the Society of Antiquaries, Fox Collection.
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