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VI.10.2 Pompeii. Casa dei Cinque Scheletri or Casa del Vaticinio di Cassandra.

Partly excavated in 1826, completely excavated by 1831.

Bombed in 1943. (Strada di Mercurio 8).

 

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VI.10.2 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking north on Via di Mercurio, with entrance doorway, centre right.
Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.10.2 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking north on Via di Mercurio, with entrance doorway, centre right.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii. Old photo showing plaster on outside walls (undated).
Courtesy of Society of Antiquaries (Fox Collection).

VI.10.2 Pompeii. Old photo showing plaster on outside walls (undated).

Courtesy of Society of Antiquaries (Fox Collection).

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii. Pre-1942. Looking east to entrance doorway on Via di Mercurio.
See Warscher, T. 1942. Catalogo illustrato degli affreschi del Museo Nazionale di Napoli. Sala LXXIX. Vol.1. Rome, Swedish Institute

VI.10.2 Pompeii. Pre-1942. Looking east to entrance doorway on Via di Mercurio.

See Warscher, T. 1942. Catalogo illustrato degli affreschi del Museo Nazionale di Napoli. Sala LXXIX. Vol.1. Rome, Swedish Institute.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii.  December 2006.  Plaster on outside walls.

VI.10.2 Pompeii. December 2006. Plaster on outside walls. 

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii, on left. December 2018. 
Looking east on Via di Mercurio towards front facade with painted plaster, with VI.10.3, on right. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VI.10.2 Pompeii, on left. December 2018.

Looking east on Via di Mercurio towards front facade with painted plaster, with VI.10.3, on right. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking south along front facade with painted plaster, with VI.10.3, on right. 
Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.10.2 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking south along front facade with painted plaster, with VI.10.3, on right.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii, October 2018. Looking east to remaining painted stucco on front façade. 
Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.10.2 Pompeii, October 2018. Looking east to remaining painted stucco on front façade.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii December 2018. Detail of traces of remaining painted plaster on front facade. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VI.10.2 Pompeii December 2018. Detail of traces of remaining painted plaster on front facade. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii December 2018. Detail of remaining painted plaster on front facade. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VI.10.2 Pompeii. December 2018. Detail of remaining painted plaster on front facade. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii. October 2018.Detail of remaining painted plaster on front facade. 
Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.10.2 Pompeii. October 2018.Detail of remaining painted plaster on front facade.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii. October 2018.Detail of remaining painted “carpet borders “ on plaster on front facade. 
Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.10.2 Pompeii. October 2018. Detail of remaining painted “carpet borders”/edges on plaster on front facade.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii. October 2018. Detail of painted borders/edges on plaster on front facade. 
Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.10.2 Pompeii. October 2018. Detail of painted borders/edges on plaster on front facade.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii. Decoration, on right.
According to Zahn, these were paintings of two decorations in their original colours.
The decoration on the right was found on an exterior wall of a house in Via di Mercurio, see VI.10.2.
The other decoration, on the left, with the arabesque with the flying figure at its base was painted in a small room of a house of the street, situated between the Pantheon and the Casa dei Capitelli figurati. (presumably from Via degli Augustali either VII.4 or IX.7, but not located yet).
See Zahn, W., 1852-59. Die schönsten Ornamente und merkwürdigsten Gemälde aus Pompeji, Herkulanum und Stabiae: III. Berlin: Reimer, Taf. 37.

VI.10.2 Pompeii. Decoration, on right.

According to Zahn, these were paintings of two decorations in their original colours.

The decoration on the right was found on an exterior wall of a house in Via di Mercurio, see VI.10.2.

The other decoration, on the left, with the arabesque with the flying figure at its base was painted in a small room of a house of the street, situated between the Pantheon and the Casa dei Capitelli figurati, (presumably from Via degli Augustali either VII.4 or IX.7, but not located yet).

See Zahn, W., 1852-59. Die schönsten Ornamente und merkwürdigsten Gemälde aus Pompeji, Herkulanum und Stabiae: III. Berlin: Reimer, Taf. 37.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii. December 2006. Plaster to right of entrance, on south side.

VI.10.2 Pompeii. December 2006. Plaster to right of entrance, on south side.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii but numbered as VI.10.1 on photo. Pre-1937-39. 
Looking east towards painted plaster on south side of doorway. On the right is VI.10.3
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 673.

VI.10.2 Pompeii but numbered as VI.10.1 on photo. Pre-1937-39.

Looking east towards painted plaster on south side of doorway. On the right is VI.10.3

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 673.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii. Detail from old undated photo showing painted plaster on outside walls.
Courtesy of Society of Antiquaries (Fox Collection).

VI.10.2 Pompeii. Detail from old undated photo showing painted plaster on outside walls.

Courtesy of Society of Antiquaries (Fox Collection).

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance doorway, looking east.

VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance doorway, looking east.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii.  March 2009.  Plaster at entrance.

VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Remaining stucco on exterior walls at entrance.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance stucco.

VI.10.2 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance stucco.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking east along north side, from entrance fauces.

VI.10.2 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking east along north side, from entrance fauces.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii. September 2004. Looking east from entrance fauces.

VI.10.2 Pompeii. September 2004. Looking east from entrance fauces.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway into cubiculum on south side of entrance, looking west. According to Bragantini, the west wall of the cubiculum would have been decorated with a black dado. In the centre of the west wall, but interrupted by a window, would have been a yellow central panel. The side panels would have been red. The floor was of cocciopesto, patterned with white stones.
See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1983. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 2. Rome: ICCD. (p.230, cubiculo 3)

VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway into cubiculum on south side of entrance, looking west.

According to Bragantini, the west wall of the cubiculum would have been decorated with a black dado.

In the centre of the west wall, but interrupted by a window, would have been a yellow central panel.

The side panels would have been red.

The floor was of cocciopesto, patterned with white stones.

See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1983. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 2. Rome: ICCD. (p.230, cubiculo 3)

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii.  March 2009.  Cubiculum on south side of entrance.  Remains of floor pattern.

VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Remains of floor pattern in cubiculum on south side of entrance. 

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking east across atrium with marble impluvium.

VI.10.2 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking east across atrium with marble impluvium.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking east across marble impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VI.10.2 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking east across marble impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Atrium with remains of patterned floor, cocciopesto with patterned white stones. The north wall of the atrium would have been decorated with a high red dado. The middle zone of the wall was colourless, but panels with garlands could have been seen, the upper zone was illegible. The south wall was illegible.
See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1983. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 2. Rome: ICCD. (p.230, atrio 2)

VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Atrium with remains of patterned floor, cocciopesto with patterned white stones.

The north wall of the atrium would have been decorated with a high red dado.

The middle zone of the wall was faded, but panels with garlands could have been seen, the upper zone was illegible.

The south wall was illegible.

See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1983. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 2. Rome: ICCD. (p.230, atrio 2)

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Marble impluvium in atrium.

VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Marble impluvium in atrium.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii.  March 2009.  Blocked doors on north side of atrium.

VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Blocked doorways on north side of atrium.

 

VI.10.2 Pompeii.Pre-1942. Looking west across impluvium in atrium towards north wall and entrance doorway.
See Warscher, T. 1942. Catalogo illustrato degli affreschi del Museo Nazionale di Napoli. Sala LXXIX. Vol.1. Rome, Swedish Institute.

VI.10.2 Pompeii.Pre-1942.

Looking west across impluvium in atrium towards north wall and entrance doorway.

See Warscher, T. 1942. Catalogo illustrato degli affreschi del Museo Nazionale di Napoli. Sala LXXIX. Vol.1. Rome, Swedish Institute.

 

 

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