I.6.2 Pompeii. Casa del Criptoportico or House of Cryptoporticus or House of T. Lucretius Carus.
Excavated 1911-1929.
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I.6.2 Pompeii. December 2018.
Looking north-west from area of rooms on east side towards
tablinum, centre right. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
I.6.2 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking south-west from area
of rooms on east side towards portico. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
I.6.2 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking south from north portico. Photo
courtesy of Aude Durand.
I.6.2 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking across small garden area
towards north portico. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
I.6.2 Pompeii. September 2019.
Looking towards lararium on west wall near portico. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.2 Pompeii. August 2021. Looking towards
lararium on west wall of north portico. Photo
courtesy of Robert Hanson.
I.6.2 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking towards lararium on
west wall near portico. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
I.6.2 Pompeii. August 2021. Painted lararium on west wall
near portico. Photo courtesy of Robert Hanson.
I.6.2 Pompeii. January 2017. Painted lararium on west wall
near portico.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
I.6.2 Pompeii. May 2006. Painted lararium on west wall near portico.
Fortunately, the lararium was not damaged by the bombing of 19th September 1943, whereas the nearby portico was destroyed.
According to Boyce, above a black dado there was a white panel marked off by red stripes.
On the left side was an arched niche with a projecting ledge beneath it.
The bust of Mercury was painted on the rear wall of the niche.
On the right side of the white panel there was a large yellow serpent, raising his head to the niche.
Below the niche was a second serpent coiling around a yellow cylindrical altar.
There were painted green plants with red, yellow and blue flowers, amongst them were two butterflies and three birds.
Near the larger serpent there was a peacock standing amongst the plants.
Across the top, there were three garlands.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus
of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome:
MAAR 14. (p.25, no.36, pl.9,3)
I.6.2 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Painted lararium on west wall near portico.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1569.
I.6.2 Pompeii. December 2018.
Detail from south end of lararium on west wall. Photo courtesy of Aude
Durand.
I.6.2 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Detail of small altar and serpent.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1569
I.6.2 Pompeii. March 2019. Detail of painted Mercury in the
arched niche of the lararium on west wall near portico.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
I.6.2 Pompeii. May 2016.
Detail of painted Mercury in the arched niche of the lararium on west wall near portico. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.2 Pompeii. May 2006. Niche with painting of Mercury, on the lararium.
I.6.2 Pompeii. March 2019. Painted altar and peacock below Mercury.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
I.6.2 Pompeii. September 2021.
Painted altar with small serpent, at the south end of the painted lararium beneath Mercury.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.2 Pompeii. September 2019.
Painted altar with small serpent, at the south end of the painted lararium beneath Mercury. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.2 Pompeii. May 2017.
Painted altar with small serpent, at the south end of the painted lararium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.2 Pompeii. May 2006. Altar with small serpent, on the painted lararium.
I.6.2 Pompeii. December 2018. Detail of large
serpent on the painted lararium with bird and peacock. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
I.6.2 Pompeii. May 2006. Large serpent, on the painted lararium.
I.6.2 Pompeii. May 2017. Detail of painted serpent at north end of painted lararium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.2 Pompeii. May 2016. Detail of painted serpent. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.2 Pompeii. September 2019. Detail of painted bird. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.2 Pompeii. September 2019. Detail of painted peacock. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.2 Pompeii. September 2019. Detail of painted plants on “zoccolo” of lower west wall, beneath lararium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.2 Pompeii. May 2006. Small peristyle garden on the south side of the lararium.
The garden was enclosed on the north and east sides by a low wall built between 5 brick columns.
These columns used to be covered with white stucco.
See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p. 34)
1.6.2 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking north across small
peristyle garden. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
1.6.2 Pompeii. 1959. Looking north from near small peristyle garden. 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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1.6.2 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking south across small
peristyle garden from north portico. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand
I.6.2 Pompeii. January 2017. Looking south across garden.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
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