IX.12.9 Pompeii. The House of the Painters at Work or Casa dei pittori al lavoro. Linked to IX.12.A.
Partially excavated at times between 1982-2005. Further excavations 2023.
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The Insula of the Chaste Lovers. Views from above the excavations 1.
(Note – a new plan of the Insula has now been published, which shows the rooms on the west side of the Insula with an entrance at IX.12.A, linking to IX.12.9.
The photographs for IX.12.9 and IX.12.A have been combined and appear in Parts 6 to 10, here on this website.
This house is now temporarily named as Casa di Fedra, House of Phaedra, see IX.12.B.
This contains rooms 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15 and 16, numbered on the plan.
Our room 1, on the new plan of the Insula is now shown as room 11.
Our room 2, is now shown as room 10.
Our room 3, is now shown as room 9.
Our room 4, is now shown as room 8.
It also covered the area of our rooms 6 and the area on the west side of it (unnumbered on our photos, but now numbered 5 on the plan).
Our room 6, is now shown as rooms 6 and 7.)
Rooms 19, 20, 21 and 22, together with area “a”, could also possibly be part of this same house.)
However, it should be noted that on the plan of IX.12.A/IX.12.9, there are two sets of rooms 1, 2, 3 and 4.
There are four on the west side from entrance IX.12.A, including the entrance corridor 1, into atrium 2, etc.
There are four on the east side from entrance IX.12.9 into the kitchen 1, etc.
IX.12 Pompeii, on left. June 2024.
Looking north in vicolo. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
IX.12 Pompeii, on left. June 2024. Looking north in Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, with IX.13, on right. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
IX.12 Pompeii, on left. June 2024.
New roof at north end of Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, with IX.13, on right. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
IX.12 Pompeii, on left. May 2010. Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, looking north. IX.13, on right.
IX.12 Pompeii, on left. March 2009. Looking north along Vicolo di Giulio Polibio. IX.13, on right.
IX.12.9 Pompeii, on left. May 2010.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio looking north. IX.13, on right. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
IX.12.9 Pompeii. June 2024.
Looking east along rear of insula towards house at rear of IX.13.1/3 on east side of Vicolo di Giulio Polibio.
Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
IX.13 Pompeii. May 2010. Excavation behind IX.13.1. Looking east from Vicolo di Giulio
Polibio.
IX.12.9 Pompeii. May 2010. Exterior upper wall, looking south.
IX.12.9 Pompeii. 2016/2017.
Looking south along roadway between IX.13 and IX.12. On the right, room “a”, probably part of IX.12.B, can be seen.
Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
IX.12.9 Pompeii. 2016/2017.
Looking south along roadway between IX.13 and IX.12 from excavated north-east corner of insula IX.12.
On the right, room “a”, probably part of
IX.12.B, can be seen. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
IX.12.9 Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking south along roadway between IX.13 and IX.12 from excavated north-east corner of insula IX.12.
On the right, room “a”, probably part of IX.12.B, can be seen.
IX.12.9 Pompeii. May 2010. Display of decorative wall plaster and stucco found.
IX.12.9 Pompeii. May 2010. Decorative wall plaster and stucco.
IX.12.B/IX.12.9 Pompeii. May 2010. Partially excavated rooms along the north side of the insula. Looking south.
IX.12.B/IX.12.9 Pompeii. May 2010. Partially excavated room along the north side of the insula. Looking south.
IX.12.B/IX.12.9 Pompeii. 2016/2017.
Unexcavated area along the north side of the insula. Looking
south. Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
IX.12.B/IX.12.9 Pompeii. May 2010. Unexcavated area along the north side of the insula. Looking south.
IX.12.9 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south from the north side of the insula at roof tiles and other finds on display.
IX.12.B/IX.12.9 Pompeii. June 2024.
Looking east along rear of insula from north-west corner.
The collapsed roof is shown in the area of number 19/20 on the plan.
Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
IX.12.B/IX.12.9 Pompeii. June 2024.
Looking west to rear of IX.11.7 from north-west corner of IX.12.B.
Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
IX.12.B/IX.12.9 Pompeii. June 2024. Looking south-west from
north-west corner of insula. Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
IX.12. B (?)/IX.12.9, Pompeii. October
2024. Looking south-east from north-west corner of Insula. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IX.12.B/IX.12.9 Pompeii. June 2024.
Looking south-east towards
north-west corner of IX.12.9, from rear of IX.11.7. Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
IX.12.B/IX.12 Pompeii. May 2010. North-west side of insula under excavation.
IX.12.9/IX.12.B Pompeii. March 2009. Outside west wall of insula IX.12 from above, looking east across rooms 1,2,3 and 4.
(Note – our original rooms 1,2,3 and 4 (from west side of IX.12.9) are now thought to be part of a separate small house in the north-west corner of the Insula.)
This house is now temporarily named as Casa di Fedra, House of Phaedra, IX.12.B.
This contains rooms 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 numbered on the plan, together with 15, 16, and probably 19, 20, 21, 22 and “a”.
Our room 1, on the new plan of the Insula is now shown as room 11.
Our room 2, is now shown as room 10.
Our room 3, is now shown as room 9.
Our room 4, is now shown as room 8.
It also covered the area of our rooms 6 and the area on the west side of it (unnumbered on our photos, but now numbered 5 on the plan).
Our room 6, is now shown as rooms 6 and 7.
However, it should be noted that on the plan of IX.12.A/IX.12.9, there are two sets of rooms 1, 2, 3 and 4.
There are four on the west side from entrance IX.12.A, including the entrance corridor 1, into atrium 2, etc.
There are four on the east side from entrance IX.12.9 into the kitchen 1, etc.
IX.12.A/IX.12.9
Pompeii. March 2009.
Outside west wall of insula IX.12 from above, looking south-east across entrance fauces 1, and atrium 2, with entrance at IX.12.A, on right.
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