VIII.4.15 Pompeii. Domus Cornelia or House of Cornelius Rufus.

Linked to VIII.4.14, VIII.4.16, VIII.4.22, VIII.4.23 and VIII.4.30.

Excavated 1855, 1861 and 1893.

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VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 9, cubiculum.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, west wall of cubiculum. 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, north wall of cubiculum. 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, south wall of cubiculum. 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking south along west side of atrium. 

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 10.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, steps to upper floor, built against the north wall.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. December 2018.

Room 10, looking through doorway to south wall with niche. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. December 2018.

Room 10, niche in south wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, niche on south wall.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, detail of niche on south wall.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, west wall with door to room 11.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 11, west wall.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 11, north wall and arched recess.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, atrium. Remains of altar base in north-west corner of atrium.

According to Boyce, several figure groups were painted on this base grouped around a tripod.

Among them were the Genius with a patera and opposite him, the popa with an axe.

He says this base would have been called un specie di altare con nicchia disopra.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.76)

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, atrium. North-west corner and door to shop at VIII.4.14

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