IX.8.6 Pompeii. Casa del
Centenario or House of the Centenary
or Domus A. Rustii Veri e Tiberius
Claudi Veri.
Linked to IX.8.3, IX.8.8, IX.8.a and IX.8.c. Excavated 1879, 1881 and 1902.
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IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. West portico, looking north.
For description and location of painted panels, see Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1882, pages 104-116.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. North-west corner of portico, looking towards west wall.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. December 2007.
North portico, and north-west corner of peristyle and room 35, corridor, leading to rooms on north-west side of house.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. 7th August 1976. Looking towards west portico from north-west corner of peristyle.
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides collection.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. Casa del Centenario. Peristyle and west portico, with remains of architrave over columns.
Old undated photograph. Courtesy of Society of Antiquaries. Fox Collection.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. December 2007. West portico, looking south.
Schefold describes six large panels separated by seven views which are framed.
These framed views are of wind gods shown with winged heads.
They are listed in BdI from left to right (south to north) as Boreas, Oceanus, Zephyr, then two gaps, Apeliotes, Euros or Notos,
See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter. (p. 276).
The names of the wind gods, in alphabetical order, were:
|
Greek God |
Roman equivalent |
Wind |
|
Apeliotes |
Subsolanus |
South-east wind |
|
Boreas |
Aquilo or
Aquilon |
North wind |
|
Calcias or
Kaikias |
Caecius |
North-east wind |
|
Euros or Eurus |
Vulturnus |
East wind |
|
Lips |
Afer ventus or
Africus |
South-west wind |
|
Notos or Notus |
Auster |
South wind |
|
Oceanus |
|
Water deities, nymphs, rivers fountains and lakes |
|
Skiron or
Skeiron |
Caurus, or
Corus |
North-west wind |
|
Zephyr or
Zephyrus |
Favonius |
West wind |
IX.8.6 Pompeii. W.1448. Drawing of head of Borea from peristyle.
See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza
Archeologica (DAIR), 1882, p.107, no.81.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. 1881 painting of head of Borea from peristyle.
See Presuhn E.,
1882. Pompeji: Die Neuesten Ausgrabungen
von 1874 bis 1881. Leipzig: Weigel. VIII Taf. VI.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. Drawing of head of Borea, the north wind, from peristyle.
See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza
Archeologica (DAIR), 1882, p.107, no.81.
DAIR 83.334.
Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. W.1447. Drawing of head of Oceanus, from peristyle.
See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza
Archeologica (DAIR), 1882, p. 108, no.82.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. Drawing of head of Oceanus, the wind of water-deities, nymphs, rivers fountains and lakes, from peristyle.
See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza
Archeologica (DAIR), 1882, p. 108, no.82.
DAIR 83.335.
Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. Drawing of head of Zephyrus, the west wind, from peristyle.
See Bullettino
dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1882, p. 108, no.83.
DAIR 83.336.
Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. Drawing of head of Apeliotes (Subsolanus), the south-east wind, from peristyle.
See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza
Archeologica (DAIR), 1882, p. 109, no.86.
DAIR 83.337.
Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. Drawing of head of Eurus, the east wind, or Notus (Auster), the south wind, from peristyle.
See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza
Archeologica (DAIR), 1882, p. 109, no.87.
DAIR 83.338.
Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. December 2007. West portico, first panel from the north. Painted panel of the attributes of Hera.
See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter. (p. 276).
IX.8.6 Pompeii. W.1452. Drawing of wall painting of attributes of Juno, from peristyle.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. December 2007. West portico, third panel from the north. Painted panel of the attributes of Apollo.
See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter. (p. 276).
See Sogliano, A., 1879. Le pitture murali campane scoverte negli anni 1867-79. Napoli: Giannini. (p.27, no.107)
IX.8.6 Pompeii. W.1451. Drawing of wall painting of attributes of Apollo, from peristyle.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. September 2004. West wall of west portico. Sixth panel from the north.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. West wall of west portico. Sixth panel from the north. Remains of wall painting of Perseus and Andromeda.
See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter. (p. 276).
IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. West wall of west portico. Remains of painted medallion with the head of a wind god.
See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter. (p. 276).
IX.8.6 Pompeii. September 2004. West portico, looking north from doorway of room 22.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. December 2007. West portico, fourth panel from the north. Hercules freeing Hesione from the sea monster.
See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter. (p. 276).
IX.8.6 Pompeii. W.1449. Wall painting of the liberation of Hesione, from the west portico of the peristyle.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. Drawing of wall painting of the liberation of Hesione, from the west portico of the peristyle.
DAIR 83.342.
Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. West portico, doorway at southern end of portico, leading to room 22.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 22, remains of stairs to upper floor against north wall.
IX.8.6 Pompeii. December 2007. West portico, above doorway to room 22, fifth panel from the north.
Painted panel of the attributes of Minerva?
See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter. (p. 276).
IX.8.6 Pompeii. W.1450. Drawing of wall painting of attributes of Minerva, from peristyle.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
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