IX.14.4 Pompeii. House of M. Obellius Firmus or Casa di MM. Obellii Firmi, pater et filius
or Casa del Conte di Torino.
Linked to IX.14.2 and IX.14.b. Excavated 1888, 1903, 1910.
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IX.14.4 Pompeii. July 2017. Doorway into corridor I, on
east side of Tablinum H, on right.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. July 2017. Corridor I, on east side of
Tablinum H, looking towards east wall.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2017.
Rooms K and L on the east side of the corridor on the east of the tablinum. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2005. Rooms K and L on the east side of the corridor on the east of the tablinum.
According to Sogliano, room K on the left was a cubiculum.
The walls were decorated with white plaster, divided into large panels, but of this decoration nothing much remained.
The recess for the bed can be seen in the north wall.
The east part where the bed would have been had a low ceiling, the west part (the nearest end) would have had a barrel-vaulted ceiling, traces of which could still be seen then.
In the north and south walls, the holes for the beam supports of an upper room could be seen.
Room L on the right was the site of a wooden staircase to the upper floor, traces of which could be seen against the south wall.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1905, p. 256-7).
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2017.
Rooms K and L on the east side of the corridor, east walls with windows. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2017. Looking north-west towards atrium, from corridor/room I. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2005. Broken terracotta pot in corridor I to east of tablinum.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. December 2007. Broken terracotta pot in corridor I to east of tablinum.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2017. Looking south across impluvium in atrium B towards tablinum H. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking south across impluvium in atrium B towards tablinum H.
When discovered, the walls of the tablinum were covered with rough plaster, awaiting their coating of fine decoration.
Found fixed on the south side of the atrium, on the side pilasters of the tablinum, were four figured bronze fittings of two different types, (borchia figurata).
The holes left by the removal of the four figured bronze fittings can be seen on each pillar of the tablinum entrance.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1905, (p. 253-256).
IX.14.4 Pompeii. Bronze fittings, (borchia figurata) in the style of prows of a warship with a figure of a bull.
A rostrum of a warship, used to ram enemy ships, is seen below the bull. SAP inventory 3211a and 3211b.
Photographed at “A Day in Pompeii” exhibition at Melbourne Museum. September 2009.
IX.14.4 Pompeii.
One of a pair of bronze fittings (borchia figurata), from south wall of atrium B.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1905, (p. 255, fig.7)
IX.14.4 Pompeii. One of another pair of bronze fitting (borchia figurata), from south wall of atrium B.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1905, (p.256 fig.8)
IX.14.4 Pompeii. December 2007.
Looking south from the atrium at corridor I on the east of the tablinum H and through the tablinum towards the peristyle 1.
The holes left by the removal of the two of the four figured bronze fittings can be seen on the pillar, left of centre.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. September 2019. Tablinum H, looking south
from atrium towards portico and peristyle.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. July 2017. Tablinum H, looking south from
atrium towards portico and peristyle.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.14.4. Pompeii. 2016/2017. Tablinum
H, looking south towards portico and peristyle. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. September 2019. Tablinum H, looking north
towards atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. September 2019. Tablinum H, looking north
towards impluvium in atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. July 2017. Tablinum H, looking west through
doorway into Triclinium 24.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. July 2017.
Triclinium 24, looking south-west from atrium, with doorway in
west wall of tablinum, left of centre, and doorway from atrium, centre right.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. July 2017. Tablinum H and Triclinium 24,
looking west along south wall.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. July 2017. Triclinium 24, south wall with
plaster-cast of shutters.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2017.
Triclinium, looking south-west towards the side of the parapet wall showing the plaster-cast of the wooden shutters.
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2015. Triclinium 24, detail of plaster-cast of wooden shutters. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. July 2017. Triclinium 24, looking
north-west towards doorway in north wall into atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. September 2019. Triclinium 24, on left,
looking north-west towards west side of atrium from tablinum.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. September 2019.
Looking south-west across Tetrastyle Atrium B towards
doorways to triclinium 24, on left, west ala 25, in centre, money chest and
cubiculum 26, on right.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking south-west across Tetrastyle Atrium B towards ala 25 and cubiculum 26.
At the rear of the impluvium can be seen a marble table (e), pedestal basin (d), etc.
The arca or money chest (q) can also be seen on the west side of atrium, on the right.
According to NdS, a large iron money-chest (q) was found on 11th June 1911.
It was found leaning against the large pilaster between the west ala 25 and the doorway to cubiculum 26.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1911, (p.271, with plan on p.332)
Used with the permission of the
Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford. File name blackwood 004.
Resource ID. 24580
See photo on University of Oxford HEIR database
IX.14.4 Pompeii. July 2017. West ala 25, looking west from
atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2017.
Looking north-east across atrium B from west ala 25 near the arca, or money chest, on west side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. 2016/2017. Large
arca or money chest (q) on the west side of the atrium. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2017. Large arca or money chest (q) on the west side of the atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. December 2007. Arca or money chest (q) on the west side of the atrium.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2005. Front of arca or money chest (q).
IX.14.4 Pompeii. 1911 drawing showing profiles of arca or money chest.
The chest had wooden walls reinforced with thick and thin iron strapping, forming a basket in style.
On the top was a door with two flanking locks. Underneath was a masonry base.
Three objects were found inside, but it is believed these were probably on the top and fell in when the cover collapsed.
An iron shovel, thin, crescent shaped.
An iron oil lamp with three bronze chains, from which it could be suspended, with a bronze wick snuffer. This was found in fragments
A whetstone of sandstone, well worn by use.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1911,
(p. 271, fig. 2).
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2017. Left side of arca or money chest. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2005. Left side of arca or money chest.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. June 2019. Right side of arca or money chest. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2005. Right side of arca or money chest.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2017. Top of arca, from right side of arca or money chest. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.14.2/4/b Pompeii. 1932. Remains of bronze chest.
See Pernice, E., 1932. Hellenistische Tische,
Zisternenmündungen, Beckenuntersätze, Altäre u. Truhen. Berlin, p. 91, Taf.
57.4.
DAIR 32.1093. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches
Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
Thanks to Espen B. Andersson for assisting us in our interest in money-chests.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2017. Detail of arca or money chest. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2017. Detail from arca or money chest. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2017. Detail from arca or money chest. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2017. Detail from arca or money chest. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2017. Detail from arca or money chest. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2017. Detail from arca or money chest. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.14.4 Pompeii. May 2017. Detail from arca or money chest. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
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