VI.9.6 Pompeii. Casa dei Dioscuri
or House of Castor & Pollux.
Rear entrance at VI.9.9. Excavated 1826, 1828 and 1837.
Linked to VI.9.7 and VI.9.8.
Large Peristyle
Pseudoperistyle
and east side Atrium
Room 6, looking north-east across deep pool towards north end of east wall of peristyle, on right. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, north end of east wall of peristyle.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, looking east along north portico at north-east pilaster in peristyle.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.224.
Room 6, drawing of wall painting of Priestess with serpent, or also thought to be Hygeia.
This was found on the north side of the pilaster in the north-east corner of the peristyle.
See Dobbins, J. J. and Foss, P. W., 2008. The World of Pompeii. Oxford: Routledge.
(p.533)
See Helbig, W.,
1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv
verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1819)
See Gell, W,
1832. Pompeiana: Vol 2. London:
Jennings and Chaplin. (p.147, taf 68)
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, north side of large pilaster in north-east corner of peristyle.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, base of north side of large pilaster in north-east corner of peristyle.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. January 2023. Room 6, mosaic flooring at east end of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. January 2023.
Room 6, looking north along east portico to north-east corner of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1013. Room 6, looking north along east portico to north-east corner of peristyle.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1021.
Room 6, looking north towards north-east corner of peristyle along the threshold separating it from room 22.
On the right is the doorway from the north wall of room 22, into the pseudo-peristyle, room 17.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1020. Room 6, wall decoration from dado at east end of north portico of peristyle.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1006. Room 6, looking north across pool to north-east corner of peristyle.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, looking east towards north-east corner of peristyle.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1024.
Room 6, looking east along north portico of peristyle, towards doorway leading into the pseudo-peristyle, room 17.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1018. Room 6, Looking towards east end of north wall of portico of peristyle.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1019. Room 6, detail from dado at east end of north portico of peristyle.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Room 6, detail from dado at east end of north portico of peristyle.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 707.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1012. Room 6, painted decoration from east end of north portico of peristyle.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.257. Room 6, wall decoration from east end of north portico of peristyle.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1016. Room 6, detail from dado from east end on north portico of peristyle.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, looking towards north side of peristyle from south side near doorway from atrium of VI.9.7
Pseudoperistyle and east side Atrium