VIII.3.27 Pompeii. House. Excavated 1817, 1840.
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VIII.3.27 Pompeii. December 2007. Cubiculum to south of entrance fauces.
Looking through doorway to north-west corner.
In this room the floor was of cocciopesto which also had irregularly scattered black and white tesserae.
In the west wall it used to be possible to see the slender candelabra design in the south panel of the side panels of the middle zone.
In the north wall, the zoccolo was visible as well as the red middle zone but did not retain any details of the decorations.
VIII.3.27 Pompeii. December 2007. Two small rooms in south-west corner.
VIII.3.27 Pompeii. December 2007. Two rooms in south-west corner.
VIII.3.27 Pompeii. December 2007. One of two rooms in south-west corner.
VIII.3.27 Pompeii. December 2007.
Large oecus, or triclinium on south side of garden. Looking towards south-east corner.
VIII.3.27 Pompeii. December 2007. Large oecus or triclinium on south side of garden. Looking south.
The style of the floor of this room, when seen, had small white tesserae laid in regular rows in the Opus signinum.
VIII.3.27 Pompeii. October 2022.
Looking south-east from entrance corridor towards corridor on south side of peristyle, leading to kitchen, etc.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VIII.3.27 Pompeii. December 2007.
Corridor leading from peristyle area to rooms in south-east corner, comprising the kitchen and other servants’ rooms.
VIII.3.27 Pompeii. December 2007. Corridor leading from peristyle to kitchen area in the south-east corner of the peristyle.
VIII.3.27 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking south from kitchen on south side of corridor, this may be a room in VIII.3.24.
VIII.3.27 Pompeii. December 2007. Photo taken from VIII.3.27, but may be a recess in south wall of room in VIII.3.24.
VIII.3.27 or VIII.3.24 Pompeii. December 2007.
Looking west along the long narrow room on south side of the kitchen.
VIII.3.27 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking towards south-east corner of kitchen rooms, with VIII.3.24 in background.
The remains of a room, on the left centre, would have belonged to the east wall of the kitchen rooms.
The south wall of a small room in the kitchen area can be seen, centre right.
The broken wall, on the right, would appear to lead into the long narrow room on the south side of the kitchen rooms, and seems to be part of VIII.3.24.
VIII.3.27 Pompeii. October 2022.
Looking north along corridor from kitchen. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VIII.3.27 Pompeii. October 2022.
Looking north from room on east side of kitchen, photo taken from VIII.3.24. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VIII.3.27 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking south through doorway of triclinium, in south-east corner of peristyle area.
VIII.3.27 Pompeii. December 2007. Small room or storeroom on east side of garden area.
VIII.3.27 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north-west across garden area.