VII.4.57 Pompeii. Casa dei Capitelli Figurati or House of the Figured Capitals.
Excavated 1831 and 1836.
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VII.4.57 Pompeii. September 2019. West wall of peristyle, from
north portico.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.4.57 Pompeii. Peristyle. Description by Avellino.
See Avellino, F. M. Descrizione di una Casa Pompejana Disotterrata in Pompeii nell’anno 1831,
1832, 1833 la terza alle spalle del tempio della Fortuna Augusta. Naples, 1837, (p.28).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. Peristyle. Description by Avellino.
See Avellino, F. M. Descrizione di una Casa Pompejana Disotterrata in Pompeii nell’anno 1831,
1832, 1833 la terza alle spalle del tempio della Fortuna Augusta. Naples, 1837, (p.29).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. Peristyle. Description by Avellino.
See Avellino, F. M. Descrizione di una Casa Pompejana Disotterrata in Pompeii nell’anno 1831,
1832, 1833 la terza alle spalle del tempio della Fortuna Augusta. Naples, 1837, (p.30).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. November 1849. Peristyle.
Drawing
by Laurits Albert Winstrup (1815-1889) showing the north end of the west wall but
without the lararium.
Photo © Danmarks Kunstbibliotek, inventory number
ark_6186b.
See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. VII. Roma:
Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, p. 90,
no. 42.
VII.4.57 Pompeii. 1849. West wall of north portico of peristyle.
1849 painting by Fredrik
Wilhelm Scholander (1816-1880): Väggmålning i portiken till Casa dei Capitelli
figurati, Pompeji.
Photo Swedish National Museum Stockholm. Inventory number 1389-1882.
According to PPM, single surviving parts of colour on the scant remains confirm the accuracy of the reproduction.
See Carratelli,
G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e
Mosaici: Vol. VII. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, p. 91, no. 43.
VII.4.57 Pompeii. September 2019. Looking towards west wall of
peristyle.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. North-east corner of peristyle.
VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. North-east corner of peristyle. Sundial carved onto top of a marble column.
VII.4.57 Pompeii. November 2018. According to the information card –
“The sundial was discovered at Pompeii on 14th July 1837 in the House of the Figured Capitals.
The dial consists of a portion of an oblique circular cone.
The lower curve
corresponded to the dates of 30 April and 12 August since the dial erroneously
terminates before the extension it ought to have had to capture the shadow cast
by the gnomon at the summer solstice.
There are 11 engraved hour lines: in accordance with the standard layout, the lines are made by joining the edges of the 12 respective parts into which the three day curves are divided.”
On display in Naples Archaeological Museum. Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VII.4.57 Pompeii, 1978. Sundial carved onto top of a marble column. 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.4.57 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Fallen sundial in peristyle garden.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1774.
VII.4.57 Pompeii. 1834. North-east corner of peristyle. Drawing of pattern of sundial carved onto top of the marble column.
See Avellino, F. M. Descrizione di una Casa Pompejana Disotterrata in Pompeii nell’anno 1831,
1832, 1833 la terza alle spalle del tempio della Fortuna Augusta. Naples, 1837, Tav. III. Fig. 5.
VII.4.57 Pompeii. September 2019.
Looking towards west wall of peristyle and sundial carved
onto top of the marble column, lower centre right.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.4.57 Pompeii. September 2019. Looking south-west across
peristyle from north-east portico.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.4.57 Pompeii December 2018. Looking south-west across
peristyle. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south-west across peristyle.
VII.4.57 Pompeii. December 2018.
Looking towards west wall with
aedicula lararium, from east portico. Photo courtesy of Aude
Durand.
VII.4.57 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Aedicula Lararium against west wall of peristyle.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1773.
According to Boyce, the row of columns forming the western portico of the peristyle is built into the wall.
A rectangular niche bordered by solid walls stands upon a masonry base.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.66, no.282, and Pl.35,3).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south along east portico.
VII.4.57 Pompeii. Description by Avellino of cellae familiaricae.
See Avellino, F. M. Descrizione di una Casa Pompejana Disotterrata in Pompeii nell’anno 1831,
1832, 1833 la terza alle spalle del tempio della Fortuna Augusta. Naples, 1837, (p.30).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. Description by Avellino of cellae familiaricae.
See Avellino, F. M. Descrizione di una Casa Pompejana Disotterrata in Pompeii nell’anno 1831,
1832, 1833 la terza alle spalle del tempio della Fortuna Augusta. Naples, 1837, (p.31).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 16. Kitchen, latrine and stairs to upper floor.
(PPM and Avellino – three rooms are numbered u).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 16, kitchen, latrine and stairs to upper floor.
(PPM and Avellino – three rooms are numbered u).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. December 2005. Doorway to room 16, looking north.
(PPM and Avellino – three rooms are numbered u).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 16, kitchen, latrine and stairs to upper floor.
(PPM and Avellino – three rooms are numbered u).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. December 2018.
Room
16, looking towards east wall in kitchen with latrine. Photo courtesy of Aude
Durand.
(PPM and Avellino – three rooms are numbered u).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. December 2018. Room
16, looking towards east wall with niche. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
(PPM and Avellino – three rooms are numbered u).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 16, niche in east wall.
(PPM and Avellino – three rooms are numbered u).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. December 2005. Room 16, niche in east wall.
(PPM and Avellino – three rooms are numbered u).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009.
Room 16, doorway in north wall, leading to corridor and doorway into east portico.
(PPM and Avellino – three rooms are numbered u).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 16, upper east wall.
(PPM and Avellino – three rooms are numbered u).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. December 2005. Niche or recess in upper wall.
(PPM and Avellino – three rooms are numbered u).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 16, doorway to east portico.
(PPM and Avellino – three rooms are numbered u).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 17.
(Avellino – three rooms are numbered u, PPM - doorway to room u1).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 17, remains of small room.
(Avellino – three rooms are numbered u, PPM - room u1).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Rooms 17 and 18, east wall.
(Avellino – three rooms are numbered u, PPM - room u1 and u2).
VII.4.57 Pompeii. March 2009. Site of Room 18, looking north-east into room 17.
(Avellino – three rooms are numbered u, PPM - room u2 looking into room u1).
According to Jashemski, and Della Corte, at the time of the eruption the peristyle had been converted into an officina textrinum, or weaver’s workshop.
Inscribed graffiti indicate the location of 3 looms under the portico and record the names of the three servants or male weavers who attended them.
According to Della Corte, their names were –
Texe(ntis) Erati
locus (CIL IV 1570, 1571)
Tiburtinus (sic)
locus (CIL IV 1569)
Crescentis
locus (CIL IV 1572)
See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.181)
See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.124)
According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de), these read -
Tiburtinus
locus (CIL IV 1569)
Texe(ntis) (CIL IV 1570
Erati locus (CIL IV 1571)
Crescentis
locus (CIL IV 1572)
VII.4.57 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking north along the east portico.
VII.4.57 Pompeii. December 2005. Peristyle, looking north.
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