IX.5.11 Pompeii. House. Linked to IX.5.13. Excavated 1877 and 1880.

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Room g, on east side of atrium b

IX.5.11 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to room g, a cubiculum, looking east.

The walls of this room would have had a red zoccolo divided into panels by narrow compartments containing painted plants.

In the white panels of the middle zone were vignettes with cupids, the upper zone was also white with a stucco cornice.

IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, doorway threshold.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room g, threshold of doorway.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, detail of flooring near doorway threshold.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room g, wall on north side of doorway at west end.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, looking towards west wall in north-west corner.

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In the white panel of the middle zone were vignettes with cupids, presumably now faded or removed.

IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, painted decoration from upper west wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room g, painted decoration from west wall in north-west corner.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room g, white middle area of west wall in north-west corner, presumably a medallion with painting of a cupid, now removed or faded.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, upper north wall in north-west corner.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, upper north wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, detail from upper north wall above central panel.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, detail of painted bird from above central panel.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, detail of figure from upper north wall, on east (right) side.

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According to PPM –

On the upper white north wall on east side of central panel, within a painted aedicula surmounted by a painting of a still-life of pomegranates, was a female figure with a cornucopia.

(p.558)

IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, detail from upper north wall in north-east corner.

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According to PPM –

On the white upper north-east corner, above a candelabra was a globe from which two garlands were hanging.

(p. 558)

IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, detail of stucco frieze from north wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, detail of stucco frieze on upper north wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, middle zone and zoccolo on north wall.

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According to PPM –

The north wall was decorated in the IV Style: the panels of the red zoccolo were separated by narrow compartment with painted plants: in the white panels of the middle zone were vignettes with cupids: the upper zone of the wall was white with a stucco cornice.

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici. IX. (9). Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, (p.556).

IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, lower north wall.

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According to PPM –

Narrow compartments with painted plants in the red zoccolo, surmounted by a white toothed frieze.

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici. IX. (9). Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, (p.557).

IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, painted decoration above zoccolo on north wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017.

Room g, remains of painted plant in compartment of zoccolo on north wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, detail of painted decoration on red zoccolo on lower north wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, middle zone of north wall at west end.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, centre of north wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. December 2007. Room g, looking towards north-east corner.

IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room g, looking towards stucco frieze on upper north-east corner.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, upper east wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, looking towards east wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room g, detail of remaining painted decoration on north side of central panel on east wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, centre of east wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room g, zoccolo on lower east wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room g, lower east wall at south end, hole made by the ancient searchers.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. December 2007. Room g, east wall and south-east corner.

IX.5.11 Pompeii. December 2007. Room g, south-east corner and south wall.

IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, upper south wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, looking towards lower south wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room g, detail from south wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, detail from lower south wall at east end.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room g, detail from zoccolo in centre of lower south wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room g, detail from zoccolo in centre of lower south wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room g, detail of painted decoration from east side of central panel on south wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, centre of south wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, detail from centre of south wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room g, detail of painted decoration from west side of central panel on south wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room g, detail from painted zoccolo on south wall towards west end.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, upper south-west corner.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, looking towards upper south-west corner and west wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, upper west wall above doorway to atrium b.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room g, west wall in south-west corner, with doorway to atrium b.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room g, wall on south side of doorway at west end.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room g, looking west through doorway into atrium b.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. December 2007. Room g, terracotta pot outside doorway.

According to Bragantini, found written on a dolia was –

PHILEROS

M.FVLVI.SER.    [CIL X 8047,15]

See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1986. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 3. Rome: ICCD. (p.474 (room g)

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) it read –

Phileros

M(arci) Fulvi ser(vus)      [CIL X 8047,15]

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