VIII.2.26 Pompeii. Casa del Cinghiale II or House of Vesbinus.

Linked to VIII.2.27. Excavated 1887, 1928.

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VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Steps ‘u’, to lower level, looking south.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Steps to lower floor, looking east.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking east along corridor 1, on lower floor.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2011. Room 2, kitchen on lower level.

Looking towards the north wall plastered with a high white zoccolo (dado) and the kitchen bench with arches below.

On the west side of the kitchen, under the stairs, were two small rooms, a latrine and a wash-room, in front of which was a channel for a drain.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 2, hearth in kitchen area on lower floor.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 2, vaulted recess in north-west corner of kitchen.

In front of this recess was a channel for a drain.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 2, latrine in south-west corner of kitchen.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 3 vaulted north wall of exedra.

Only a small part of the stucco cornice remains, on the right.

The other walls of this room were painted with a black zoccolo with a taut garland.

A raven was seen on this garland on the east wall. On the west wall, a bird could be seen on the garland.

The central panel of the middle zone was also black, and the side panels were red and crossed by a candelabra design.

The plaster on the east wall fell totally in 1978.

The floor of this room was of cocciopesto mixed with lava and showed a beautiful well-executed design.

The centre of which was an enormous eight-pointed star or rosette, formed by diamond shapes.

In the north-east corner of room 3 was a doorway to room 4, a cubiculum leading from the exedra.

The flooring of the small room 4 was made from lava with flakes of limestone.

On the south wall the zoccolo could still be seen, it was painted black, and subdivided in panels and compartments.

Only on the north side of the doorway on the west wall were any remains of the decoration of the middle zone seen, it was red and on the upper zone, it was painted white with architectural motifs.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. c.1930. Room 3, exedra, flooring of cocciopesto mixed with lava and showing a beautiful well-executed design.

The centre of which was an enormous eight-pointed star or rosette, formed by diamond shapes.

DAIR 41.754. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

See Pernice, E.  1938. Pavimente und Figürliche Mosaiken: Die Hellenistische Kunst in Pompeji, Band VI. Berlin: de Gruyter, (tav. 45.4, above.)

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2011. Room 5 painted decoration on north wall of cubiculum.

According to Allison, this cubiculum had a wide opening from the corridor on its south side.

The walls were decorated in the 4th Style with a black dado (zoccolo) with panels and flowers.

In the central zone were red and black fields with central aediculae and architectural openings.

The floor was of white mosaic with black borders.

See Allison, P.M., www.stoa.org/projects/ph/rooms?houseid=25

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 5 painted north wall decoration.

At the rear of the wall is the area of room 4, another cubiculum with a doorway in the east wall of room 3.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2011. Room 5 looking towards north-west corner of cubiculum.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 5 painted west wall decoration.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2011. Room 5 painted east wall decoration.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 5 painted east wall decoration, looking towards north-east corner.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2011.

Looking north into room 6, a triclinium, from narrow doorway in south-west corner.

According to Allison, this triclinium was at the east end of the corridor.

It had a large window in its south wall.
The walls were decorated in an elaborate Third Style on a black background.

They were decorated with geometric motifs in the dado (zoccolo), and the central and upper zones of the walls had fantastic architecture, candelabras and floating figures.

The ceiling was also black with triangles, lozenges, flowers and medallions, in red, white and yellow.

The floor was of cocciopesto with an emblema in opus sectile consisting of squares, triangles, rectangles and circles of coloured marble, with a border of black and white mosaic.

See Allison, P.M., www.stoa.org/projects/ph/rooms?houseid=25

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. 1896 painting reconstructing the vaulted ceiling by Niccolini.

See Niccolini F, 1896. Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei: Volume Quarto. Napoli, Nuovo Scavi, Tav. VII.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 6, north wall of triclinium.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2011. Room 6, looking north-east across triclinium.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2011. Room 6, looking north-east across triclinium floor.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 6, floor in triclinium, looking north.

The floor is of cocciopesto with a pattern of white hexagons and lozenges each with a cross in.

Around the edge of the room is a mosaic border of two white bands between three black.

The centre panel has marble pieces inset in a white mosaic.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 6, marble panel in the centre of the floor of the triclinium.

Marble pieces are set in a white mosaic base, surrounded by a border of black and white bands.

Many different colours and types of marble make up the pattern.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 6, east wall of triclinium.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii.

Room 6, undated painting possibly from east wall of triclinium, by C. E. Plitt.

DAIR A-VII-34-109 Pompeji Wandmalerei 34. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.   

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 6, east wall of triclinium with recess for couch, behind plaster-cast lying on floor.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005.

Room 6, triclinium. West wall with long, low recess, and north-west corner.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 6, recess in west wall of triclinium. The recess on the east wall was identical.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 6, west wall of triclinium, looking west through narrow doorway along corridor.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 6, looking south from window in south wall of triclinium.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 1, corridor with windows with views over the Sarnus valley.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005. Steps ‘u’ in room 1.

Lower steps at west end of corridor, leading to landing and upper stairs.

VIII.2.26 Pompeii. September 2005.

Steps ‘u’. Looking north from landing towards upper stairs to ground floor.

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