99. Villa San Marco, Stabiae.

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Room 8, Western living room

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, September 2019.

Room 8, looking through doorway from top of steps at south end of Portico 3. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, September 2019.

Room 8, south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, July 2014.

Room 8, south-east corner with doorway in south wall, left to room 12, and south-west corner with doorway right into room 13, and steps to passageway.

Photo by Mentnafunangann (Own work).

Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - See Wikimedia Commons

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, September 2019.

Room 8, south wall, detail of figure to right of doorway into room 12. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 9373.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, September 2019.

Room 8, south wall, detail of deer in centre of red panel, to right of doorway into room 12. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 8811.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, July 2010.

Room 8, south-west corner and west wall, with doorway into room 13, and steps to passageway. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 8, south-west corner of west wall, detail of figure to left of doorway into room 13.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, 2010.

Room 8, south-west corner of west wall, detail of figure to left of doorway into room 13. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 8, south-west side of west wall, detail of painted medallion below figure to left of doorway into room 13.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, April 2018.

Room 8, south-west side of west wall. detail of painted medallion below figure to left of doorway into room 13.

Photo courtesy of Ian Lycett-King. Use is subject to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License v.4 International.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 8699.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, September 2019. 

Room 8, north wall in north-west corner, looking towards doorway into room 13, and steps to passageway.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, September 2019.

Room 8, north wall, detail of deer, to right of doorway into room 13. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 8809.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, April 2018. Room 8, detail of painted medallion in north wall to right of doorway into room 13.

Photo courtesy of Ian Lycett-King. Use is subject to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License v.4 International.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, September 2019.

Room 8, east wall, detail of wall to left of window. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, 2010. Room 8, north-east wall, detail of figure to left of window. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, September 2019.

Room 8, detail of figure to left of window on east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, September 2019.

Room 8, east wall, detail of wall to right of window. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, 2010. Room 8, east wall, detail of figure to right of window. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 8, detail of figure to right of window in east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 8, detail of swan in centre of red panel below figure to right of window on east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, 2010.

Room 8, north-east wall, detail of swan in panel below figure to right of window. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae? Room 8. Vittoria, tropaion and victorious warrior.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8843.

According to Pagano and Prisciandaro, this may possibly be from this room.

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi, p. 240, Footnote 26: Ade iii, 39,197.

(Note: this has also been included in Pompeii, VIII.7.16).

According to Spinazzola –

this represents Nike and Attalus I [269–197 BC, ruler of Pergamon who won an important victory over the Galatians] and the painting is from Pompeii.

See Spinazzola V., 1953. Pompei alla luce degli Scavi Nuovi di Via dell’Abbondanza (anni 1910-1923). Roma: La Libreria della Stato, p. 621, note 122.

In its exhibition catalogue, Moscow Museum described this as -

“Mural depicting Victoria and the victorious warrior before the trophy.

Painting on plaster Pompeii, between the years 45 - 79 AD.

Cat. 4 In the centre - a trophy in the form of a Gallic weapon on a wooden doll.

On the right - the goddess of victory Victoria in the form of a winged maiden with a palm branch. Nearby is a young warrior winner with a wreath on his head.”

Room 13, stairs

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, December 2006. Room 13 with steps on west side. The doorway to room 14 is on the left.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, July 2010. Room 13, wall on north-west side of steps. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, 1968. Room 13. Fragment showing garden detail. 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 Sodo, this fragment was from room 13.

Stabia Antiquarium. Inventory number 63868.

See Guzzo P., Bonifacio G. and Sodo A.M. (a cura di), 2007. Otium Ludens: Stabiae - at the heart of the Roman empire. Hermitage Museum. Stabia: Nicola Longobardi, p. 115.

Room 14, western living room

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, December 2006. Room 14, looking south towards doorway into room 12, on left, and south-west corner.  

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 14, south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022. Room 14, south-west corner and west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 14, looking towards west wall and north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 14, north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, September 2019.

Room 14, looking towards west wall with fresco of girl on a swing, on left.

On the north wall, the fresco of a seated figure can be seen. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, July 2010.

Room 14, west wall with fresco of girl on a swing. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, 2010. Room 14, south-west wall with fresco of girl on a swing. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, September 2019.

Room 14, detail of fresco of girl on a swing. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, September 2019.

Room 14, fresco of seated figure on north wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, 2010. Room 14, north wall with fresco of seated figure. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022. Room 14, east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022. Room 14, east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 14, ceiling with recomposed centre showing winged goddess. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, July 2010.

Room 14, ceiling with recomposed centre showing winged goddess. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 14, detail of winged goddess from centre of ceiling. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, 2010. Room 14, detail of the winged goddess Fortuna on the ceiling. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 14, detail from recomposed ceiling. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 14, detail from recomposed ceiling. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022. Room 14, detail from recomposed ceiling. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 14, detail from recomposed ceiling. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, 1961.

Room 14, fragment with painting of Satyr playing the pipes, perhaps from the ceiling of room 14.

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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Stabia Antiquarium, inventory number 62449/1.

See Barbet A. (a cura di), 1999. La Villa San Marco di Stabia: Illustrazioni 1. Roma, L’Erma di Bretschneider, (fig. 658b).

Room 12, western living room

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, September 2019. Looking north.

Room 12, with doorway to room 14, in centre, and room 8, leading to west portico, on right. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022. Looking north.

Room 12, with doorway to room 14, in centre, and to room 8, leading to west portico, on right. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, July 2010. Looking north.

Room 12, with doorway to room 14, on left, and room 8, leading to west portico, on right. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 12, west wall near door to room 14. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 12, west side, floating figure by side of doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, 2010. Room 12, west side, floating figure by side of door. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 12, north side between doorways. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 12, wall on east (right) side of doorway into room 14. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 12, detail of painted swan from wall on east (right) side of doorway into room 14.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 12, lower north wall between doorways. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 12, north wall, detail of face/mask. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022. Room 12, looking south. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 12, detail of painted decoration in south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022. Room 12, detail from south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, July 2010. Room 12, south-east end. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022. Room 12, detail from south side, between two windows. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 12, detail of painted face/mask. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 12, detail from between windows on south side. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022. Room 12, detail from between windows, lower wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022. Room 12, detail from between windows. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022. Room 12, south-west end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, July 2010. Room 12, south-west end. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022.

Room 12, south-west corner between two windows. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022. Room 12, detail from lower wall between two windows. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022. Room 12, detail from south-west side. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, October 2022. Room 12, detail. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, December 2006. Room 12, reproduction of crater and bronze crow.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, December 2006. Room 12, reproduction of mosaic Europa on the Bull.

This mosaic was discovered 23rd April 1752 in the nymphaeum at the south-east end of the peristyle pool.

The original is now in the Museo Conde de Chantilly, inventory number OA123, see Room 65.

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi. (p. 239)

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, December 2006.

Room 12, reproduction of mosaic of Phrixus and Elle. This mosaic was discovered 30th April 1752.

The original mosaic is now in the Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 10005. See room 65.

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi. (p. 239).

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, April 2018 Room 12, reproduction of bronze crow or raven. Photo courtesy of Ian Lycett-King.

Use is subject to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License v.4 International.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, July 2010. Room 12.

Reproduction of bronze crow or raven found and reported on 17th July 1751. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

The original is in the Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 4891.

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi. (p. 237)

See Parslow, C.C. (1998). Rediscovering Antiquity: Karl Weber and the Excavation of Herculaneum, Pompeii and Stabiae. UK: Cambridge UP (p. 177 & p. 356, note 49).

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, July 2010. Room 12.

Reproduction of marble crater or vase found and reported on 8th April 1752.

This was found at the east end of the nymphaeum in room 64.

Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

The original is in the Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 6779.

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi. (p. 239)

According to Parslow, this is decorated with reliefs of Pan and eight maenads dancing around the vase.

See Parslow, C.C. (1998). Rediscovering Antiquity: Karl Weber and the Excavation of Herculaneum, Pompeii and Stabiae. UK: Cambridge UP (p. 178, & p. 180, fig 51)

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, July 2010. Room 12.

Reproduction of marble crater, or vase. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

The original is in the Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 6779.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, July 2010. Room 12.

Reproduction of marble crater, or vase. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

The original is in the Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 6779.

Villa San Marco, Stabiae, July 2010. Room 12.

Reproduction of marble crater, or vase. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

The original is in the Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 6779.

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