V.1.7 Pompeii. House of the Bull or House of the Young Bull

or Casa L. Pontius Successus or Casa del Torello di Bronzo.

Excavated 1836 and 1875. Rear entrance at V.1.9. Linked to V.1.3.

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For extra detailed information see Swedish Pompeii Project web site

Room 5, room with altar

V.1.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, round altar against south wall in room on east side of entrance corridor.

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1930s? Room 5, looking south towards round altar with paintings of serpents on either side.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p. 32, pl. 39,4)

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 5, round altar with paintings of serpents on wall to sides.

According to Boyce, this altar is in the form of a half-column, coated with stucco and painted to represent red and yellow variegated marble.

On the yellow background of each side of the altar is painted a serpent coiling among plants.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p. 32, pl.39,4).

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 5, detail of remaining painted serpent on left hand side (east) of altar.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 5, detail of remaining painted serpent on right hand side (west) of altar.

Room 6, small room/cupboard

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 6, doorway in south-east corner of atrium.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 6, doorway to small room/cupboard, looking south.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 6, east wall of cupboard/small room.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 6, looking back to doorway in west wall.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 6, doorway on left, room 5, in centre.

Room 7, cubiculum

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 7, doorway to cubiculum.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  Room 7, doorway threshold viewed from both sides. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  Room 7, looking east through doorway. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.    

Room 7, west wall on north side of doorway to atrium. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 7, painted west wall and north-west corner of cubiculum.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  Room 7, north wall. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Room 7, painted walls in north-east corner.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1813.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  Room 7, east wall. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 7, painted east wall of cubiculum.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 7, detail of upper east wall of cubiculum.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 7, detail from east wall of cubiculum.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  Room 7, south wall. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  Room 7, detail of flooring at base of south wall. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  Room 7, detail of painted decoration in centre of south wall. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 7, detail from south wall of cubiculum.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking east across atrium 4 towards rooms 9, 8 and 7.

V.1.7 Pompeii. Looking east across atrium 4 towards rooms 9, 8 and 7 with painted decoration visible on walls.

Old undated photograph courtesy of the Society of Antiquaries, Fox Collection.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking east across atrium 4 towards doorways to rooms 9,8 and 7.

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