24. Pompeii. Villa dei Misteri or
Villa of Mysteries.
Atrium (64) and corridor F1
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Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking west from peristyle A, into room 64, atrium.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2010. Doorway and threshold to side entrance of room 64, from peristyle A.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2015. Room 64, detail of floor of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. September 2021. Room 64,
looking east across impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. April 2019.
Room 64. Looking east across atrium towards blinds with photo of peristyle A imprinted on it, across two of the entrance doorways.
On either side of the impluvium is a display case containing
a “body” plaster-cast. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii.
c.2015-2017. Room 64, looking east across atrium. Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. September 2021. Room 64, looking east
across south side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa
of Mysteries, Pompeii. April 2019. Room 64, looking east across atrium towards display case on
south-east side.
This
contains the plaster-cast of a body of a man found in Room 35, on the other
side of the peristyle. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
Villa
of Mysteries, Pompeii. c.2015-2017.
Room
64, looking south towards display of plaster-cast. Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Villa
of Mysteries, Pompeii. August 2016.
Room
64, detail of plaster-cast of a body of a man found in Room 35. Photo courtesy of Maribel Velasco.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. c.2015-2017.
Room 64, looking west across atrium with
display of two plaster-casts. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. September 2015.
Villa dei Misteri, Pompeii. October 1981. Room 64, looking east across atrium towards peristyle.
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides collection.
Villa dei Misteri, Pompeii. August 1976. Room 64, looking towards north-east corner of atrium.
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides collection.
Villa
of Mysteries, Pompeii. April 2019.
Body-cast in the
north-east corner of the atrium, originally on display in room 32. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. c.2015-2017.
Room 64, plaster-body-cast in the north-east corner of the atrium. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. September 2015.
Detail of face of body-cast in the north-east corner of the atrium. This is the same one as we also show in room 32.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2015. Detail of body-cast. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2015. Detail of body-cast. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2015. Detail of body-cast. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. September 2021. Room 64,
looking towards north wall of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. November 2017. Room 64,
looking across impluvium towards north-east corner.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
The doorway to corridor F2 can be seen on the left, on the right is the doorway to the peristyle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2010. Room 64, north wall of atrium. Looking north-west towards corridor F2.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. November 2017. Room 64,
looking east along north wall of atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2012.
Room 64, wall decoration from north wall of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2015. Room 64, wall decoration from north wall of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2015. Room 64, wall decoration from north wall of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. March 2019. Room 64, wall
painting of Nile scene from north wall of atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. September 2017. Room 64, wall
painting of Nile scene from north wall of atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2015.
Room 64, detail of Nile scene decoration from north wall of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2006. Room 64, north wall of atrium. Wall painting of Nile scene.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2006. Room 64, north wall of atrium.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. March 2019. Room 64, detail from
upper north wall of atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2015.
Room 64, north wall of atrium towards north-west corner, and doorway to corridor F2. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. September 2017. Room 64, north
wall.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2006.
Room 64, north wall. Location of figurative graffiti and head of old man.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. October 2023. Room 64, north wall.
Head of old man with graffiti “Rufus Est” (This is Rufus)
above. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2010. Room 64, north wall of atrium.
Villa of Mysteries. May 2006. Room 64, north wall.
Head of old man with graffiti “Rufus Est” (This is Rufus) above.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. Room 64, north wall.
Sketch of head of old man with graffiti “Rufus Est” (This is Rufus) above. See C.I.L. IV 9226.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. September 2015. Detail of sketch and graffiti above.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2010. Room 64, north wall. Detail of sketch of old man.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. November 2017. Room 64,
entrance to corridor F2 in north wall of atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. September 2021.
Room 64, detail of
wall decoration on north wall next to corridor F2. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2015.
Room 64, detail from north wall near north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2006. Room 64, wall decoration on north wall next to corridor F2.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. September 2017. Room 64, looking
towards south-west corner of atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. November 2017. Room 64, stucco on
upper south-west corner of atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2010. Room 64, west wall of atrium.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. April 2005.
Room 64, looking towards south-west corner of atrium, looking with doorways to corridor F1 and room 3 in south wall, on left.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. September
2017. Doorway to room 3, in south-west corner of atrium 64.
Foto Annette
Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2024.
Atrium (64), pilaster in south-west corner, with room (3) on right. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. September 2017.
Room 64, south wall with doorway to corridor
F1, in centre, and room 3, on right.
Foto Annette
Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. March 2019.
Room 64, upper south
wall with painted decoration between doorways to corridor F1, and room 3.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. September 2017.
Room 64, painted
decoration on south wall between doorways to corridor F1, and room 3.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Villa of Mysteries,
Pompeii. September 2017. Room 64,
detail of painted decoration on south wall.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. September 2017.
Room 64, south wall
with painted decoration on east side of doorway to corridor F1, on right.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Villa of Mysteries,
Pompeii. September 2017. Room 64,
detail of flooring near south wall.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Villa of Mysteries,
Pompeii. September 2017. Room 64,
looking east along south wall of atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2010. Room 64, south wall of atrium, looking towards doorways to corridor F1 and room 3.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2006. Room 64, south wall with doorway to corridor F1.
For the east wall and east end of room 64, see next part (part 24).
Villa dei Misteri, Pompeii. September
2021.
Room 64, looking
towards south wall of atrium and south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa dei Misteri, Pompeii. October 1981. Room 64, looking across impluvium in atrium towards south-east corner.
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides collection.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2010. Corridor F1, east wall. Looking south to portico P1.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2010.
Corridor F1, east wall near portico P1. Doorway to room 6, looking south.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. c.2015-2017.
Corridor F1, looking north towards atrium. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. May 2010. Corridor F1, east wall. Looking north.
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