Pompeii. Household shrines to the domestic gods, VI.14.4 to VI.17.42.
For some of these the actual purpose is unknown.
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Region VI.
VI.14.4 Pompeii.
Rectangular niche in north wall of shop-room.
VI.14.4 Pompeii.
October 2023. Looking north to entrance doorway on Via della Fortuna. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.14.4
Pompeii. December 2018. Niche in north wall of shop. Photo courtesy of Aude
Durand.
According to Boyce -
in the north wall is
a rectangular niche (h.0.45, w.0.35, d.0.30, h. above the floor 1.60), its
inside walls coated with white stucco.
Its floor projected
as a narrow shelf.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14.
(p. 52, no.196)
VI.14.4
Pompeii. December 2018.
Detail of niche in north wall of shop. Photo
courtesy of Aude Durand.
VI.14.5 Pompeii.
Rectangular niche in south wall of atrium.
VI.14.5 Pompeii.
1930s photo of lararium by Tatiana Warscher.
According to Boyce,
in the south wall of the atrium to the right of the entrance is a rectangular
niche (h.0.46, w.0.40, d.0.16, h. above floor 1.80).
It is adorned with a
pediment on the wall above it, and a ledge supported by three brackets,
projects (0.12) on the level of the floor,
- all formed by
tiles embedded into the wall and presumably all originally covered with stucco.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome:
MAAR 14. (p.52, no.197, and Pl.1,3)
Giacobello describes it as a pseudo-aedicula lararium.
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari
in ambito domestico. Milano:
LED Edizioni, (p.242, no.A20)
VI.14.16 Pompeii.
West wall of main room at VI.14.16.
VI.14.16 Pompeii, December 2018. Niche in west wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
According to Boyce,
in the west wall of the main room is an arched niche (h.0.31, w.0.41, d.0.26,
h. above floor 1.45).
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome:
MAAR 14.(p.52, no.198).
VI.14.16 Pompeii,
December 2018. Detail of niche in west wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VI.14.18 Pompeii.
Rectangular niche in north wall of main room.
VI.14.18 Pompeii.
December 2018.
Doorway in north
wall of the main room with niche, leading into atrium of VI.14.20, taken from
VI.14.19.
Photo courtesy of
Aude Durand.
VI.14.18 Pompeii.
1930s photo of lararium niche by Tatiana Warscher.
According to Boyce,
in the north wall of the main room (of VI.14.18/19) is a rectangular niche,
(h.0.55, w.0.50, d.0.20, h. above the floor 2.10).
It is set in a
section of the wall coated with a special panel (h.1.40 w.1.32) of white stucco
bordered with red stripes.
The inside walls are
coated with the same white stucco.
The floor of the
niche projects slightly from the surface of the wall.
In the centre of it
is set a masonry block (0.26 by 0.20, h.0.08) to serve either as a base for a
statuette or as an altar.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome: MAAR 14. (p.52, no.199, with Pl.1, 2)
VI.14.20 Pompeii.
Rectangular niche in north wall of the peristyle.
VI.14.20 Pompeii.
March 2009. Room 18, north portico of garden area.
VI.14.20 Pompeii.
March 2009. Room 18, niche on north wall of garden area.
According to Boyce,
this rectangular niche (h.0.52, w.0.42, d.0.20, h. above floor 1.60) was found
on the north wall of the peristyle.
He added a note that
said – in the fullonica connected to this house a bronze statuette of Jupiter
was found.
He was bearded,
holding a thunderbolt in his left hand. On the base at his side stood an eagle.
See Giornale degli Scavi, N.S., III,
1876, 170.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome:
MAAR 14. (p.53, no.200)
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari
in ambito domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni, (p.274 no.V52)
VI.14.25 Pompeii.
Niche, west wall of kitchen. (No photo).
VI.14.25 Pompeii.
Looking west from entrances on Via del Vesuvio.
Plan showing
entrance to VI.14.25, and shop at 26, from cork model exhibited in Naples
Archaeological Museum.
The kitchen would
appear to be the room in the top right of the above photo, with niche in west
wall visible
According to Boyce –
in the west wall of
the kitchen beside the hearth, was an arched niche (h.0.35, w.0.42, d.0.26, h.
above the hearth 0.62).
Its floor projected
as a narrow shelf.
Sogliano reported a
fragmentary lararium painting in this room – now entirely vanished.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14.
(p.53, no.201)
See Sogliano, A., 1879. Le pitture
murali campane scoverte negli anni 1867-79. Napoli: (p.19, no.68, in the
kitchen)
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari
in ambito domestico. Milano:
LED Edizioni, (p.178, no.60)
According to Garcia
y Garcia, VI.14.25 was affected by the demolition and destruction of two rooms,
and part of the perimeter wall, due to the nearby bombing in 1943.
See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra
a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.91)
VI.14.27 Pompeii.
Tall rectangular niche in south wall of kitchen (?). (No photo).
According to Garcia
y Garcia, several dividing and perimeter walls were destroyed due to the 1943
bombing, also the impluvium and stairs to the south of the atrium, and the
collapse of the doorway, walled up in antiquity, in the west wall of the large
room to the north of the atrium, that now appears open never having been built
again.
See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra
a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.91).
According to Boyce –
in the south wall of
the small room in the south-west corner, room “h” (kitchen?), was a tall
rectangular niche (h.0.70, w.0.38, d.0.26, h. above floor1.30), with a floor
projecting far beyond the surface of the wall.
Boyce added the note
that in the small atrium “b” the following statuettes were found –
5 in bronze, of
Isis, Anubis, an old seated man, and the two Lares.
1 in marble, of
Venus Anadyomene, adorned with necklace and bracelets of gold.
1 in silver, of
Harpocrates leaning upon a tree trunk, with a small dog on either side of him.
Inventory number 110626?
1 of terracotta, of
a goddess reclining on a couch.
At least the first
five of these figures are thought to have been contained in a wooden chest, the
lock of which was found by excavators.
Also found were a
mirror, coins and small bronze objects.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14.
(p. 53, no. 202)
See Giornale di Scavi, N.S. 3,
1875, p. 172.
VI.14.30 Pompeii.
Aedicula lararium, east wall of garden area.
VI.14.30 Pompeii. 1972. Looking
towards south-east corner of garden area.
The remains of the aedicula lararium can be seen against the east
wall, on the left, and the niche against the south wall, centre right.
According to PPM, the garden wall decoration is now completely lost
but was accurately described by Mau.
See Mau, in Bullettino
dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1876,
pp.53-54.
See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici. Vol. V. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana. (p.358,
nos.24-25)
Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the
University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See
collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons
Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and
use details.
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VI.14.30 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Aedicula against east wall of garden.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome,
Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 965.
According to Boyce,
against the east wall of the garden stands an aedicula (h.2.10).
Above a solid base
(0.88 by 0.28, h.0.85), two columns without capitals (h.0.72) support a
pediment.
In the tympanum is
painted a large aquatic bird of reddish colour with wings spread.
It stands upon a
black cloth, across its wings lies a black cord ending in a bow-knot, on each
side of the bird stands a green marine goat.
The base of the
aedicula is black, adorned with a painted garland.
The rear wall within
the shrine is hollowed out in the form of a seashell and painted in imitation
of one.
In the south wall of
the same garden is a niche with projecting floor and vaulted ceiling.
Its walls are
adorned with painted plants, flowers and birds.
We can only
speculate on the purpose of this niche.
Presumably the
aedicula is the lararium, the niche probably contained a figure of primarily
decorative character.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome: MAAR 14. (p.53, no.203, and Pl. 35,1)
According to
Giacobello, the painted decoration on the aedicula and architecture has
disappeared, leaving only the stone podium and the niche.
The wall was
decorated with a rich garden painting.
Regarding the niche
on the south wall of garden, originally painted with flowers, plants and birds,
today disappeared, only the red plaster remains.
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari
Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni. (p.275 no.V54)
Niche, south wall of garden area.
VI.14.30 Pompeii. 1972. Looking
towards south-east corner of garden area.
The remains of the aedicula lararium can be seen against the east
wall, on the left, and the niche against the south wall, centre right.
According to PPM, the garden wall decoration is now completely lost
but was accurately described by Mau.
See Mau, in Bullettino
dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1876,
pp.53-54.
See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici. Vol. V. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana. (p.358,
nos.24-25)
Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the
University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See
collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons
Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and
use details.
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According to Boyce -
In the south wall of
the same garden is a niche (h.0.50, w.0.46, d.0.26, h. above floor 1.0) with
projecting floor and vaulted ceiling.
Its walls are
adorned with painted plants, flowers and birds.
The niche is set
into the wall above a dado painted with the conventional garden ornamentation
of lattice-work.
We can only
speculate on the purpose served by this niche, and its relation to the
aedicula.
Presumably the
aedicula is the lararium, the niche probably contained a figure of primarily
decorative character.
He quotes reference
to Giorn. Scavi , N.S., iii, 1876, 173; Bull. Inst., 1876, 53.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome: MAAR 14. (p.53, no.203, and Pl. 35,1)
According to
Giacobello, the painted decoration on the aedicula and architecture has
disappeared, leaving only the stone podium and the niche.
The wall was
decorated with a rich garden painting.
Regarding the niche
on the south wall of garden, originally painted with flowers, plants and birds,
today disappeared, only the red plaster remains.
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari
in ambito domestico. Milano:
LED Edizioni, (p.274 no.V53)
VI.14.34 Pompeii.
Painting on west wall facing the oven.
VI.14.34 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking east from atrium towards the oven in the bakery.
At the rear of the wall on the right of this entrance doorway, would be the west wall facing the oven.
According to Boyce, on the west wall facing the oven, above a low table, was a red panel in which two serpents were represented in stucco relief.
One of them is coiled about an altar, the second approaches the same altar from the right; this second serpent is the larger of the two and has crest and beard. Across the top of the panel runs a stucco cornice.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1876, p. 195; Bull. Inst., 1878, 196.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.53, no.204, with Pl. 28,4).
VI.14.34 Pompeii. 1930s photo by Tatiana Warscher of lararium on west wall.
According to Boyce, on the west wall facing the oven, above a low table, was a red panel in which two serpents were represented in stucco relief.
One of them was coiled about an altar; the second approached the same altar from the right.
The second serpent was the larger of the two and had crest and beard.
Across the top of the panel ran a stucco cornice.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1876, p. 195; Bull. Inst., 1878, 196.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.53, no.204, with Pl. 28,4).
VI.14.38 Pompeii.
Ruins of an arched niche in south-west corner of peristyle. (No photo).
VI.14.38 Pompeii. December 2007. Site of
tablinum, and peristyle, looking east to rear rooms.
According to Jashemski, the peristyle garden
at the rear of the tablinum would have been visible from the entrance.
The tablinum would have been completely open
on both its east and west ends.
The garden was enclosed on the north, west
and south sides by a portico, supported at the time of the eruption by nine
columns.
There was a cistern opening without a puteal
on both the north and south sides between the two west columns.
In the garden were two marble table supports,
and a monopodium without the basin which it probably supported.
In the south-west corner of the peristyle
were the ruins of an arched niche.
See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II:
Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.150-51)
According to Boyce, in the south-west corner
of the peristyle were the ruins of an arched niche, with heavy projecting
floor.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.53, no.205)
VI.14.39 Pompeii.
Niche in entrance corridor.
VI.14.39 Pompeii.
December 2018. South wall of entrance corridor, with niche. Photo courtesy of
Aude Durand.
Painting, subterranean kitchen. (No Photo).
VI.14.39 in
foreground, looking north into rear rooms, (“l” (L) and “m”) taken from
VI.14.22. December 2007.
These may have
originally been underground rooms, the kitchen and wine cellar.
In the background is
a room at the east (rear) of the peristyle of VI.14.38.
According to Boyce,
on the east wall of the subterranean kitchen of VI.14.39, was a lararium
painting in two zones.
The upper zone
contained a sacrificial scene with the Genius on the right of an altar.
On the left was a
Camillus, wreathed and wearing a short, girded tunic.
On each side of this
group stood a wreathed Lar, carrying rhyton and situla.
In the lower zone,
to the right of an altar furnished with an egg, was a red serpent with large
crest and beard.
Behind the serpent,
at the extreme right of the painting, was a jar.
On the left of the
altar some other indistinguishable object, seems to have replaced the second
serpent.
Across the top of
the upper zone was stretched a garland, and in the background between the
figures were painted plants.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome:
MAAR 14. (p.53, no. 206)
See Sogliano, A., 1879. Le pitture
murali campane scoverte negli anni 1867-79. Napoli: (p. 13, no. 28)
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari
Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni, (p.179, no.61, for a
description of the lararium, no longer conserved in the underground kitchen,
due to the house being badly damaged in 1943 bombing).
VI.14.39 Pompeii.
Plan showing VI.14.39 by Emile Presuhn.
See Presuhn E.,
1878. Pompeji : Les dernières fouilles de
1874 a 1878. Leipzig : Weigel, Abtheilung V, Taf. I.
VI.14.40 Pompeii.
Two vaulted niches on north wall of atrium.
VI.14.40 Pompeii.
September 2019. Looking east across impluvium in atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
VI.14.40, Pompeii.
1959. Looking east across atrium. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The
Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland
Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative
Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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VI.14.40 Pompeii.
December 2007. Double niche on north wall of atrium.
According to Boyce,
at the extreme east end of the north wall of the atrium, are two vaulted
niches, side by side and 3.22m above the floor.
Above them both is a
single pediment formed of projecting tiles.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome: MAAR 14. (p. 54, no.207, with Pl.4, 6).
VI.14.40 Pompeii but numbered as VI.14.39. Pre-1937-39. Double niche on
north wall of atrium.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome,
Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 581.
Fragmentary painting, south side
of peristyle near doorway to kitchen. (No photo).
VI.14.40 Pompeii. Looking west from rear,
across area on cork model in Naples Archaeological Museum.
Note the large triclinium, on the right,
(north side) with the painted decoration.
According to Boyce, on the south side of the
peristyle beside the doorway to the kitchen, was found a fragmentary lararium
painting, of which only the left side was preserved. A yellow serpent with red
crest coiled above a flaming altar.
The entire painting was originally framed by
an aedicula painted in red, within which were green garlands with red flowers
stretched across the top and hanging down the sides.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p. 54, no. 208)
See Sogliano, A., 1879. Le pitture murali campane scoverte negli
anni 1867-79. Napoli: (p. 18, no. 57, he described it as
damaged on the right extremity).
Not. Scavi, 1876,
147; Bull. Inst, 1877, 213.
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in
ambito domestico. Milano: LED
Edizioni, (p.180, no.62)
VI.14.43 Pompeii.
Rectangular niche in north wall
of peristyle.
VI.14.43 Pompeii.
December 2007. Niche on wall between rooms 15 and 16.
According to Boyce,
seven graffiti were found beneath the niche, CIL IV 1533-1539.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome: MAAR 14. (p.54, no.209, with Pl.8, 2 and 3)
According to Boyce –
The rectangular niche (h.0.53, w.0.46,
d.0.26, h. above floor 1,70) on north wall of peristyle, has a yellow
cylindrical altar standing on a rectangular base between two trees painted on
its rear wall. Around the altar coils a yellow serpent with red crest and
beard, raising its head to the egg on the top.
A tall rectangular panel on the wall around the niche is outlined with a
red stripe, as is the opening of the niche itself.
See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den
Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von
Zabern. (p.279, L69).
See Giacobello, F.,
2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico.
Milano: LED Edizioni, (p.275 no.V56).
Arched niche in west wall of kitchen. (No photo).
VI.14.43 Pompeii.
December 2007. Room 10, looking south towards masonry bench in south-east
corner of kitchen room.
According to Boyce,
“In the small
kitchen-like room on the south of the atrium, in the west wall opposite a
masonry structure like a hearth, is an arched niche
(h.0.35, w.0.30. d.0.20, height above the
floor 1.50).”
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome:
MAAR 14, (p.54, no.210).
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari
in ambito domestico. Milano:
LED Edizioni, (p.180, no.63).
VI.15.1 Pompeii.
Painting on west wall of vestibule.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.
Looking west from vestibule (b) across
atrium towards peristyle. Photo
courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den
Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von
Zabern. (p.279, L71, taf. 8,1).
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2017. Painting of a bearded Priapus in north-west corner of vestibule.
Foto
Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1968. Painting of a bearded Priapus in vestibule.
On the right is the shutter of the lockable case in which this painting used to be enclosed.
According to Wilhelmina the custodians with the keys could be persuaded to unlock the case, if presented with a suitable tip by the tourists.
Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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West wall of secondary atrium, lararium painting within an aedicula.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.
Household lararium on west wall in service
area. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
According to Boyce, this was from VI.15.2.
He said the aedicula (h.3.70) is
exceptionally shallow, it stands upon a solid base (h.1.50, projecting from the
surface of the wall only 0.11).
It consists of a rectangular niche (h.1.30,
w.1.50, d.0.22) flanked by two Corinthian half-columns (h. with bases and
capitals 1.37) which bear the architrave and pediment.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.54, no. 211).
See Fröhlich, T.,
1991. Lararien und
Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von
Zabern. (p.278, L70, taf. 7).
See Giacobello, F.,
2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico.
Milano: LED Edizioni, (p.180, no.64).
VI.15.5 Pompeii.
Sacellum, east wall of atrium, on right side of entrance fauces/corridor.
VI.15.5 Pompeii. December 2018. Room 1,
looking east across atrium towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Aude
Durand.
VI.15.5 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Room 1, looking
east across atrium towards entrance doorway from tablinum.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome,
Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1436.
VI 15 5 Pompeii. October
2019.
Room 1, Sacrarium in atrium. Looking east in
north-east corner of atrium, with altars.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
According to Boyce –
In the east wall of the atrium is a small
recess (w.1.45, d.1.0) done in the period of the First Style and evidently
converted into a domestic sacellum at some later time.
Not. Scavi, 1897, 22;
Rom. Mitt., xiii, 1898, 13.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.54-55, no.212).
See Giacobello, F.,
2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico.
Milano: LED Edizioni, (p.242, no.A21).
VI.15.6 Pompeii.
Arched niche in north wall.
VI.15.6 Pompeii.
March 2009. Room 9, north wall with niche. (PPM - Exedra h)
According to Boyce -
on the south side of
the house, in a little room behind the tablinum, is an arched niche (h.0.64,
w.0.64, d.0.38, h. above the floor 0.80) in the north wall. It has white inside
walls and projecting floor.
Just above the
shrine were the marks made where some twenty-five nails had been driven into
the wall.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1897, 31.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14.
(p.55, no.213)
VI.15.6 Pompeii.
March 2009. Room 9, niche on north wall. (PPM – Exedra h).
According to
Giacobello –
An arched niche
(h.64, largh.64, prof.38, h dal suolo 80) was built into the north wall under
the stairs to the upper floor.
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari
Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni. (p.291, no.C14).
Niche in east wall of kitchen.
VI.15.6 Pompeii.
March 2009. Room 13, kitchen or small courtyard. Looking south-east.
VI.15.6 Pompeii.
March 2009. Room 13, kitchen area with niche in east wall.
According to
Giacobello, the niche lararium was discovered on the north wall of the
kitchen.
The kitchen was in
an uncovered courtyard, also located there was the latrine.
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari
Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni. (p.182, no.65).
VI.15.6 Pompeii.
Pre-1937-39. Room 13, looking towards east wall in kitchen with niche.
Photo courtesy of
American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1932
VI.15.8 Pompeii.
Niche in north wall of kitchen.
VI.15.8 Pompeii. May
2010. North wall of kitchen, with niche.
VI.15.8 Pompeii.
December 2007. Niche in kitchen area.
According to Boyce,
in the wall above the hearth is a small arched niche.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1897, 34.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome:
MAAR 14.(p.55, no.215)
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari
Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico. Milano:
LED Edizioni. (p.183, no.66).
Aedicula lararium built against west wall of the garden.
VI.15.8
Pompeii. April 2012. Looking west across garden area towards household shrine. Photo courtesy of Marina Fuxa.
VI.15.8 Pompeii.
December 2018.
Household shrine in
the garden. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VI.15.8 Pompeii.
1931? Looking west across garden area towards household shrine.
In the foreground is
a marble monopodium table
DAIR 31.2467. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom,
Arkiv.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome:
MAAR 14. (p.55, no.214, Pl.32,2).
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari
in ambito domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni, (p.276 no.V57)
VI.15.9 Pompeii.
Niche, north wall of vestibule/entrance
corridor.
VI.15.9 Pompeii, May
2015. Looking along north wall of entrance corridor/vestibule. Photo courtesy
of Buzz Ferebee.
![VI.15.9 Pompeii. March 2009. Niche on north wall of entrance corridor.
According to Boyce, in the north wall of the fauces is a shallow arched niche (h.0.50, w.0.45, d.0.18, h. above floor 1.27).
Its inside walls are coated with whitish unpainted stucco.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.55, no.216)
According to Giacobello, to the right of the niche was graffiti –
QUIS QUIS AMAT PEREAT [CIL IV 4659]
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni, (p.231, no.F6)](Pompeii%20Household%20Shrines%20p8_files/image071.jpg)
VI.15.9 Pompeii.
March 2009. Niche on north wall of entrance corridor.
According to Boyce,
in the north wall of the fauces is a shallow arched niche (h.0.50, w.0.45,
d.0.18, h. above floor 1.27).
Its inside walls are
coated with whitish unpainted stucco.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome: MAAR 14. (p.55, no.216)
According to
Giacobello, to the right of the niche was graffiti –
QUIS QUIS AMAT PEREAT [CIL IV
4659]
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari
in ambito domestico. Milano:
LED Edizioni, (p.231, no.F6).
VI.15.11 Pompeii.
Lararium painting on east wall of rear room behind the shop-room, connected to VI.15.12, no trace remains.
VI.15.11 Pompeii. May 2005. West wall of shop, with doorway into rear room. The rear room was linked to the atrium of VI.15.12.
According to Boyce, on the east wall in the room behind the shop, was a very crude lararium painting.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.55, no.217, and Pl.22, 2).
VI.15.11 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking east through doorway into shop-room. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VI.15.11 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking through doorway in east wall from rear room, into the shop, on left.
In this wall Boyce reported a very crude lararium painting,
see below. Photo courtesy of Aude
Durand.
See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (p.280, L72, he said it is now destroyed and no longer visible).
VI.15.11 Pompeii but shown on photo as VI.15.13. Pre-1937-39. East wall with lararium painting.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 955.
VI.15.11 Pompeii. 1930s photo by Tatiana Warscher.
According to Boyce, on the east wall in the room behind the shop, was a very crude lararium painting (1.65 square).
In the upper zone stood the Lares in the usual attire and position, between them was the Genius.
In the lower zone were two serpents confronted at an altar furnished with two eggs.
In the background were plants.
Below the serpents, there were roughly sketched drawings of a ham, a hog’s head, sausages, and other foods.
Above the panel and hanging down on each side, were painted garlands.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1897, 199.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.55, no.217, and Pl.22, 2)
VI.15.18 Pompeii.
Sacellum, built at south end of room in south-west corner.
VI.15.18 Pompeii.
December 2007. Looking west from entrance.
According to Boyce,
this was an irregular building which was undergoing alterations at the time of
the eruption.
Its purpose was not
clear, perhaps the large central room was used for housing carts.
The walls seem to have
been all undecorated except for those in a long narrow room in the south-west
corner.
In the south end of
that room, a domestic sacellum was built.
The sacellum had a
vaulted ceiling and a floor of pounded sherds, and according to Mau dated from
the period of the First Style.
Against the south
wall stood a masonry altar with concave upper surface.
It was coated with
white stucco and upon its front side was painted a small flaming altar with a
large serpent on each side.
Near to it on the
east wall was a small niche, on the white background of the rear wall was a
painted figure.
The figure was clad
in a blue garment and reclining upon a couch.
The rear and side
walls of the niche were adorned with painted red leaves and three quinces.
In the room to the
north, through which access to this sacellum was gained, on the east wall was a
rectangular panel of white stucco.
Within the panel was
set a tiny niche for a lamp.
Above the panel of
white stucco was a second niche coated with coarse plaster and having a
painting done in red, on the rear wall.
This painting was
very poorly preserved but seemed to represent an aedicula and within it an
altar.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità,
1897, 463, photograph p.464.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome: MAAR 14. (p.56, no.218)
VI.15.18 Pompeii.1897. Sacellum, with altar.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1897, p.464, fig. 3.
VI.15.18 Pompeii.
December 2007. West side with doorways to rear rooms.
The doorway, on the
left, leads to the room where, according to NdS, there were two masonry basins
buried in the soil.
They were near the
west wall and were faced with cocciopesto and joined with each other.
At the south end of
this same room was the domestic sacrarium.
Near the south wall
was the altar faced with white plaster.
On the east wall, at
the extreme south end, nearly at the level of the floor, was a rectangular
niche.
The niche was faced
internally with white plaster and a painted female figure lying on a bed was
painted on the rear wall.
In the lower left
side of this niche were painted red leaves similar to Ivy, and on the right
side were three quinces with their branch.
The doorway, on the
right, leads to a room that showed traces of an upper mezzanine, and had two
blocked doorways.
One was in the north
wall, the other was in the south wall.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, November 1897, (p.463).
VI.15.23 Pompeii.
Aedicula lararium in north-west corner of kitchen.
VI.15.23 Pompeii. September 2005. Kitchen in
south-west corner of peristyle.
Lararium in north-west corner of kitchen,
near doorway to south portico.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1897, 39, with photograph, p.105.
VI.15.23 Pompeii. 1931. Kitchen in south-west
corner of peristyle.
Lararium in north-west corner of kitchen,
near doorway to south portico, with serpents extending over both the west and
north walls.
DAIR 31.2469. Photo ©
Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den
Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (p.280, L73 and Taf. 35,3)
On the wall on each side of the aedicula was
painted a garland and a flying bird.
Two large yellow serpents were painted on the
wall beneath the aedicula and extended over onto the north wall on the one
side.
On the other side, extending to the adjacent
side of the hearth.
The serpent on the right had the larger body,
a crest and a beard, the one on the left was smaller with no crest or beard.
They were on either side of a cylindrical
altar painted in imitation of yellow marble beneath the aedicula.
The altar was furnished with two eggs and
fruit.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.56, no.219, and Pl.15, 1 and 2).
Giacobello described this lararium as a
pseudo-aedicula lararium, with painting.
See Giacobello, F.,
2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico.
Milano: LED Edizioni, (p.183, no.67).
VI.16.7 Pompeii.
Painted shrine in south-east corner of peristyle.
VI.16.7 Pompeii. December 2018.
Room F, looking south from east portico towards lararium in south-east corner of peristyle.
Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
According to Boyce, in the south-east corner is a shrine dedicated to the cult of the Egyptian deities.
On each wall a large yellow panel is marked off by a broad red border.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.56, no.220).
See
Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und
Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (p.281,
L74, taf. 38, 1 and 2).
VI.16.7 Pompeii. December 2019. Room F, upper lararium in south-east corner of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.16.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Information card. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
“The second lararium, painted in the south-eastern corner of the peristyle, was instead dedicated to the Egyptian deities: portrayed on a tall base with two serpents, converging towards two altars upon which eggs have been placed as an offering, is the family of Isis, Serapides and Harpocrates.
With them is Anubis, the god of the dead who has a canine head, holding a caduceus symbolizing his assimilation with Mercury.
Next to them are the objects of the cult of Isis, which also express a domestic type of devotional practice: these include a sistrum, a cist, a silver situla in the shape of a human breast to contain holy milk, and a patera also made of silver.
Watching over them is Uraeus, the sacred cobra.”
VI.16.7 Pompeii. December 2019.
Room F, lower painted lararium in south-east corner with two serpents approaching an altar. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.16.7 Pompeii. December 2018.
Room F, painting of objects of the cult of Isis, on east wall of lararium. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VI.16.7 Pompeii. December 2019.
Room F, painting of the gods on the lararium on the south wall in the south-east corner of the peristyle. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Aedicula lararium beneath the north portico of the peristyle.
VI.16.7 Pompeii.
September 2015. Room F, north portico, looking north towards lararium.
Foto Annette Haug,
ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome:
MAAR 14. (p.57, no.221).
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari
in ambito domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni, (p.277 no.V58)
VI.16.11 Pompeii.
Niche in west wall of shop-room.
VI.16.11 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking west
across shop to corridor to rear, on left, and rear room in north-west corner,
on right.
Originally, on the west wall between the
corridor and the rear room was a lararium.
According to Boyce, there was a ruined niche
in the west wall, coated with white stucco bordered with red stripes.
Red and green garlands were painted on the
back wall of it.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1908, p. 58.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14.
(p. 58, no.222).
VI.16.12 Pompeii.
Painted north wall with masonry altar projecting from wall.
VI.16.12 Pompeii. March 2009. North wall with masonry altar projecting from wall.
There used to be two painted serpents, one either side of the altar.
A painted pine cone was on the wall above the altar.
VI.16.12 Pompeii. 1930s photo by Tatiana Warscher of north wall with masonry altar projecting from wall.
The remains of the lararium painting with outlines of two painted serpents and the pine cone can be seen.
See Not. Scavi, 1908, 61.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome: MAAR 14. (No.223, p58, Pl.28,
1).
VI.16.12 Pompeii. March 2009. North wall under altar. According to Boyce, there was a panel of white stucco bordered in red.
The lower half was filled with painted green plants with some red leaves.
Two huge serpents, each with red crest and beard, were on either side of the small stone altar which is embedded into the wall.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus
of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome:
MAAR 14. (No.223, p58, Pl.28, 1).
VI.16.12 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Early 20th century sketch of two painted serpents and the pinecone.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 612.
VI.16.12 Pompeii. March 2009. Masonry altar on north wall. According to Boyce, the altar was painted to represent coloured marble.
Painted above it on the wall were a pine cone, egg and fruit.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (No.223, p58, Pl.28, 1)
VI.16.12 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking across rear room to rear north-west corner and projecting masonry altar.
VI.16.15 Pompeii.
Painting and niche, north wall in atrium, near to kitchen.
VI.16.15 Pompeii. December 2023.
North-east corner of atrium B, with entrance
corridor/fauces, on right. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.16.15 Pompeii. January 2024.
Lararium on north wall of atrium. Photo
courtesy of Johannes Eber.
According to Boyce, the space between the two
doorways on the north side of the atrium was painted with white stucco,
bordered with red stripes.
This formed the large panel for the lararium
painting.
A square niche was in the upper right-hand
corner, on the rear wall of which was painted the figure of the Genius.
Hanging down on each side of him was a
garland, on the side walls were painted red flowers with green leaves.
Of the two Lares originally painted on the
white background of the wall, one on each side of the niche, only the lower
part of the one on the left remained.
Below the figure of the Lar was painted a
tall cylindrical altar, furnished with two eggs, a pine cone and fruit.
On each side was a huge yellow serpent, each
coiled serpent about two metres in length.
The one on the left had a red crest and
beard. The one on the right had neither.
In the background were rather large plants
bearing fruit.
Over the surface of this picture had been
spread a thin wash.
It would appear that the lararium belonged to
an earlier decoration of the house and was to be replaced by a new one to be
painted on the thin wash.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1908, p. 67.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome: MAAR 14. (p.58, no.224, Pl.16,1)
See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten.
Mainz: von Zabern. (L75,
picture. 39,2)
See Giacobello, F.,
2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico.
Milano: LED Edizioni, (p.185, no.68)
VI.16.15 Pompeii. pre-1937.
North wall of atrium with lararium between
doorways to room I (left) and rooms K to M (right).
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.58, no.224, Pl.16,1)
VI.16.15 Pompeii. January 2024. Niche of
lararium on north wall of atrium, with remains of painting. Photo courtesy of
Johannes Eber.
According to Boyce, on the rear wall was
painted the figure of the Genius.
Hanging down on each side of him was a
garland, on the side walls were painted red flowers with green leaves.
VI.16.20-24 Pompeii.
Rectangular niche set in east wall of central room.
VI.16.21-22 Pompeii. December 2018.
Looking south towards niche on south wall.
Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VI.16.20 Pompeii.
March 2009. Niche in south wall, originally this may have been in a rear room
of VI.16.21/22.
According to Boyce,
numbered VI.16.20-24.
In the central room
on the south side of the house is a rectangular niche (h.0.42, w.0.37, d.0.27,
h. above floor 1.40).
It is in the north
side of a pilaster which projects from the east wall (now collapsed).
On the wall below
the niche, were painted two large yellow serpents on a red background.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1908, 182.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome: MAAR 14. (p.59, no.225)
VI.16.20 Pompeii.
March 2009. Top of niche, with remains of painted decoration.
VI.16.26/27 Pompeii.
Painting, south wall of atrium, recess carved in atrium (B).
VI.16.27 Pompeii.
March 2009. Room B, west end of south wall of atrium with recess, site of
painted Jupiter altar.
VI.16.27 Pompeii.
March 2009. Room B, recess in south wall of atrium.
According to Boyce,
the doorway that led from the atrium to the peristyle was walled up, leaving a
shallow recess in the south wall.
Within this recess,
in the upper left corner, a white panel was marked off by green stripes on both
sides.
The figure of
Jupiter was painted on the panel.
He was seated upon a
throne, leaning his forehead against his left hand, through the bend of this
arm passed a long sceptre.
The lower end of the
sceptre rested on the ground., in his right hand he held the thunderbolt.
His feet were placed
on a footstool and to its left stood an eagle.
In the wall below
the panel were embedded two broken tiles, one horizontal, the second
perpendicular to the first at its west end.
The wall space
between the painting of Jupiter and the two tiles was decorated with plants
painted on a yellow background.
The horizontal tile
may have served as a shelf for offerings, but the purpose of the two tiles was
not clear.
Found near the
shrine was a terracotta votive altar.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1908, 184.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome:
MAAR 14. (p.59, no.226)
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari
in ambito domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni, (p.243, no.A22)
VI.16.27 Pompeii.
March 2009. Room B, remains of painting in recess in atrium.
The painting of
Jupiter or Jove is just visible on the south wall of the recess.
The small remains of
a painted green stripe or garland are also just visible on the left.
VI.16.27 Pompeii.
March 2009. Room B, detail of remains of broken tiles in recess in south wall
of atrium.
Arched niche in east wall of room Y.
VI.16.27 Pompeii.
March 2009.
Room Y, east wall
with niche. The eastern wall in the north-east corner (on left) had a narrow
walled-up doorway.
VI.16.27 Pompeii.
March 2009. Room Y, niche in east wall.
VI.16.29 Pompeii.
Two niches, east wall of atrium.
VI.16.29 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Looking north-east across atrium.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome,
Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1752.
On the left would have been the doorway to
room G, oecus fenestratum.
In the south wall of room G would have been a
window overlooking the atrium, and above that in the same wall was another
small window.
In the east wall was a doorway into room H.
According to Giacobello, the doorway and wall
on the east side of the atrium containing two niches collapsed following the
1980 earthquake.
Today, of the two arched niches only the one
on the left has been partially conserved.
They would have been a short distance away
from each other and plastered inside in white stucco.
See Giacobello, F.,
2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico.
Milano: LED Edizioni, (p.243, no.A23)
According to Sogliano, high up on the left of
the east wall were two semi-circular niches.
In the middle part of the same wall was a big
window.
In the south-east corner was a hearth.
To the west of the doorway to room H, running
north to south, was a small low wall (b) on which were found traces of wood covering.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1908, (p. 280).
V.16.29/30 Pompeii.
Painting on west wall of room entered from posticum VI.16.30, on right of photo below.
VI.16.29 Pompeii. March 2009. Room O, looking west across to fauces P of entrance VI.16.30.
According to NdS, room O was quite spacious and had a rough cocciopesto floor and bare walls, with the usual dado.
On the north wall was the base stone of a wooden staircase.
In the north-east corner was the cistern mouth.
On the extreme right of the west wall was painted on the dado, from the right to the left, a serpent agatodemone, which approached towards an altar through plants.
Found in the soil of this house on the 29th August 1904, but without a precise indication of place, was the upper part of an altar of red marble (m.0.08 x 0.065).
See Notizie
degli Scavi di Antichità, 1908, (p.284).
According to Boyce, in the room entered from the posticum of VI.16.30 was a lararium.
It was on the white ground of the dado of the west wall.
A single yellow serpent was painted, advancing to the left towards an altar furnished with offerings.
In the background were plants.
See Notizie
degli Scavi di Antichità, 1908, (p.284).
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome: MAAR 14. (p. 59, no 227).
VI.16.31 Pompeii.
Rectangular niche, in south wall of kitchen above hearth, no traces remain.
VI.16.31 Pompeii.
December 2004. Looking east from entrance doorway.
The doorway led
immediately into a short and wide fauces A, with earth floor and rustic walls.
In the centre left
of this photo can be seen the remains of the ramps of masonry stairs that led
above.
On the left of this
photo was a doorway into a large room B, which was as rustic as the corridor.
In the top of the
west wall was a window, and there was a niche in the south wall.
In the south-west
corner was a low masonry structure.
According to
Eschebach room B was the kitchen.
See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis
und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.231)
According to Boyce,
in the kitchen (?) on the left side of the fauces, in the south wall above the
hearth (?) was a rectangular niche (h.0.30, w.0.22, d.0.22, height above the
floor 1.50).
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome: MAAR 14. (p.59, no.228)
According to
Giacobello, in the kitchen (room E) was a niche on the south wall, near the
hearth. Today there is no trace.
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari
in ambito domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni, (p.186, no.69).
VI.16.36 Pompeii.
Aedicula lararium against south wall of peristyle.
VI.16.36 Pompeii.
Pre-1937-39. Lararium (b) on south wall of peristyle.
Photo courtesy of
American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 963.
According to Boyce,
against the south wall of the peristyle stands an aedicula (h.2.40) of
unusually heavy proportions.
Above a rectangular
podium (0.90 by 0.45, h. 0.80) before a rectangular niche (h.0.90, w.0.70,
d.0.80) cut in the wall, stands two thick and heavy columns (h. with capitals
0.93), one quarter built into the walls of the niche. ……….
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome: MAAR 14. (P.59, no.229, and Pl.33,2).
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani:
Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni, (p.278 no.V59)
See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und
Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (p.282, L76, Picture 39,3,
painting in niche very faded).
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità,
1908, p. 364. (Note that Boyce
quotes p.264 in error).
VI.16.36 Pompeii.
Lararium (b) on south wall of peristyle. Painting in niche was very faded.
On each of the three interior walls a bird is depicted under a garland.
On the upper edges of the side walls, branches with pomegranates are
painted near the niche opening.
The ceiling is decorated with colored dots. Two clay lamps were found in the aedicule.
See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und
Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (p.282, L76, Picture 39,3).
VI.16.40 Pompeii.
Painting on west wall.
VI.16.40 Pompeii. December 2018. Room F, looking towards west wall with painted lararium.
Corridor E, leading to bar-room, is on the left. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VI.16.40 Pompeii. July 2008. Room F, lararium on west wall. Photo courtesy of Barry Hobson.
According to Boyce, in the room F reached by the corridor (E) leading from the bar-room, was a lararium painting.
It was on a large panel on the west wall bordered with broad stripes, yellow at the sides, red at the top.
Within were painted two serpents confronted at a cylindrical altar.
The serpents were of a brownish colour, and each had a red crest and beard, both larger on the one on the right.
The altar was tiny in comparison with the serpents and was painted in imitation of red and yellow marble.
On the top of the altar were two eggs and a pine cone.
Below the painted altar, a tile was embedded in the wall to hold the offerings.
The background was profusely adorned with green plants and red flowers.
Across the top of the panel was stretched a triple festoon, upon the middle of which perched a bird.
See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1908,
370.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.59, no.230, and Pl.27,1)
See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern. (P.282, L77, Picture 9,2 from the west and north walls)
VI.16.40 Pompeii. May 2003. Lararium on west wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
VI.16.40 Pompeii. 1930s. Lararium on west wall.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.59, no.230, and Pl.27,1).
VI.17.10 Pompeii.
Shrine, according to Fiorelli.
VI.17.10 Pompeii.
September 2021.
Area on north side
of entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.17.10 Pompeii.
December 2007. Remains of sacrarium? or remains of staircase to upper floor?,
on north side of entrance.
According to Boyce,
Fiorelli reported here a shrine, no longer to be seen:
“La casa……tiene ai lati della porta un sacrario”.
See Fiorelli, G., 1875. Descrizione
di Pompei. Napoli, p. 432.
See Boyce G. K.,
1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii.
Rome:
MAAR 14. (p.59, no.231)
See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La
Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore.
(p.159)
VI.17.41 Pompeii.
Arched lararium niche on south
wall.
VI.17.41 Pompeii.
September 2019.
Looking west towards
south wall at rear of north wall of atrium.
Foto Annette Haug,
ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VI.17.41 Pompeii.
September 2019. Detail from decoration on south wall.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari
in ambito domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni, (p.291, no.C15)
VI.17.41 Pompeii.
September 2019. Arched lararium niche on south wall.
Foto Annette Haug,
ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VI.17.41 Pompeii.
1978.
Lararium niche
decorated with flowered bushes from south wall of room on north-east corner of
atrium. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The
Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland
Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative
Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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VI.17.42 Pompeii.
Lararium painting on east end of north wall of kitchen.
VI.17.42 Pompeii.
March 2009. Kitchen 28, north wall, lararium painting at east end.
Genius with horn of
plenty and Camillus with offering plate.
See Fröhlich, T., 1991. Lararien und
Fassadenbilder in den Vesuvstädten. Mainz: von Zabern, (p282: L78: T42,2.)
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari
in ambito domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni, (p.186, no.70)
VI.17.42 Pompeii.
March 2009. Kitchen 28, fragment of plaster at west end of north wall.
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