IX.13.3 Pompeii. Domus of C. Giulio Polibio or House of C. Julius Polybius.

Linked to IX.13.1 and IX.13.2. Excavated 1912, 1964 and 1966.

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IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, looking north through doorway.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. April 2022. Room 13, looking north. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 13, west wall in south-west corner.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 13, west wall, remains of faded floating figure.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, west wall.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. April 2022. Room 13, detail from upper west wall in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. April 2022. Room 13, looking towards north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, north wall.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 13, north wall, floating figure at east end.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2012. Room 13, with reproduction dining furniture, looking north. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 13, with reproduction dining furniture, looking north.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. April 2022. Room 13, looking towards north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. April 2022. Room 13, detail of north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. September 2004. Room 13, north-east corner, upper east wall and ceiling.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. April 2022. Room 13, upper east wall near north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, north-east corner, upper east wall.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. April 2022.

Room 13, detail from upper east wall near north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. October 2021. Room 13, detail of upper east wall, north end. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. April 2022. Room 13, looking towards east wall at north end. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2012. Room 13, looking towards north-east corner and east wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 13, east wall, with plaster cast of door.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2012. Room 13, plaster cast of a door in east wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. April 2022.

Room 13, looking towards upper east wall above doorway to room 12.

Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. April 2022.

Room 13, detail from upper east wall above doorway to room 12.

Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. October 2007.

Room 13, plaster cast of the door at south end of east wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, east wall.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 13, north end of east wall, floating figure.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. October 2021.

Room 13, east wall, wall painting of Punishment of Dirce. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2012.

Room 13, east wall, wall painting of Punishment of Dirce. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

According to Kuivalainen –

“This is a description of the myth of Dirce, a dedicated worshipper of Dionysus.

The essential elements of the story appear in the wall painting:

the twins Amphion and Zethos punishing her, a marble statue of bearded Bacchus, and the pond created by the god, into which her corpse was thrown. The composition is a varied combination of mythological and pastoral motifs, with both active and passive elements.”

See Kuivalainen, I., 2021. The Portrayal of Pompeian Bacchus. Commentationes Humanarum Litterarum 140. Helsinki: Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, p. 86-7, A10.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2010. East wall, wall painting of Punishment of Dirce.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. September 2004. Room 13. East wall.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2012. Room 13, detail from wall painting of Punishment of Dirce. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 13, detail from wall painting of Punishment of Dirce.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, detail from the wall painting of Punishment of Dirce.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, detail from the wall painting of Punishment of Dirce.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2012. Room 13, detail from wall painting of Punishment of Dirce. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 13, detail from wall painting of Punishment of Dirce.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, east wall. Painting of floating figure.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. October 2021.

Room 13, detail of floating figure from east wall. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. September 2004. Room 13, east wall.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. October 2021. Room 13, detail from black zoccolo on east wall. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. October 2021. Room 13, plaster cast of door in south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. October 2021.

Room 13, detail of painted decoration from east wall. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, plaster cast of door in south-east corner.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 13, upper south-east corner, above doorway to room 12 antechamber.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. October 2021. Room 13, south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, south east corner.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 13, south-east corner.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 13, reproduction 3-legged table.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 13, reproduction couch with metal leg.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 13, reproduction couch.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 13, reproduction couches.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 13, three reproduction couches and tables.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2012. Room 13, floor with marble inlay. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. May 2010. Room 13, floor with marble inlay.

IX.13.1-3, Pompeii. February 2021.

Bronze krater with scenes in relief, found in triclinium, on display in Antiquarium, VIII.1.4.

Photo courtesy of Fabien Bièvre-Perrin (CC BY-NC-SA).

According to the description card in the Antiquarium -

The bronze krater was decorated with eight armed male figures, six standing and two sitting.

One of the seated figures is tying his shoelaces.

A young man stands in front of him holding a shield, with a bearded figure holding a staff behind.

Young and naked, the second seated figure caresses an animal with one hand and holds a sword by the hilt in the other.

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. February 2021.

Bronze krater with scenes in relief, found in triclinium, on display in Antiquarium, VIII.1.4.

According to the description card in the Antiquarium -

The bronze krater was decorated with eight armed male figures, six standing and two sitting.

Detail of one of the seated figures tying his shoelaces.

Photo courtesy of Fabien Bièvre-Perrin (CC BY-NC-SA).

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. February 2021.

Detail from bronze krater with scenes in relief, found in triclinium, on display in Antiquarium, VIII.1.4.

Standing in front of the seated figure tying his shoelaces are a young man holding a shield, with a bearded figure holding a staff behind.

Photo courtesy of Fabien Bièvre-Perrin (CC BY-NC-SA).

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. February 2021.

Bronze krater with scenes in relief, found in triclinium, on display in Antiquarium, VIII.1.4.

Detail of the young man holding a shield. Photo courtesy of Fabien Bièvre-Perrin (CC BY-NC-SA).

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. February 2021.

Bronze krater with scenes in relief, found in triclinium, on display in Antiquarium, VIII.1.4.

Detail of the bearded figure holding a staff. Photo courtesy of Fabien Bièvre-Perrin (CC BY-NC-SA).

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. February 2021. Bronze krater with scenes in relief, found in triclinium, on display in Antiquarium, VIII.1.4.

Detail of the second sitting figure, young and naked, caressing an animal with one hand and holding a sword by the hilt in the other.

Photo courtesy of Fabien Bièvre-Perrin (CC BY-NC-SA).

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. February 2021.

Side and rear of bronze krater with scenes in relief, found in triclinium, on display in Antiquarium, VIII.1.4.

Photo courtesy of Fabien Bièvre-Perrin (CC BY-NC-SA).

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. February 2021.

Detail from bronze krater with scenes in relief, found in triclinium, on display in Antiquarium, VIII.1.4.

Two of the other standing armed male figures.  Photo courtesy of Fabien Bièvre-Perrin (CC BY-NC-SA).

IX.13.1-3 Pompeii. April 2022. Room 13, looking south towards peristyle/garden. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

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