VI.11.10 Pompeii. Casa del Labirinto or House of the Labyrinth.

Excavated early 1830s.  Linked to VI.11.9.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance on Vicolo di Mercurio.

According to Pagano and Prisciandaro, graffiti found in May 1834 somewhere on the south side of the insula, were –

M(arcum) Cerrinium aed(ilem)

Miscenia rog(at) infa[3]       [CIL IV 239]

M(arcum) Cerrinium       [CIL IV 240]

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi, (p. 149)  PAH II, 292.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. 22nd July 1961.

Looking east to entrance doorway on Vicolo di Mercurio. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. March 2009. Top of stucco decoration on west side of vestibule with capital of atrium column.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. June 2019.

Looking north from entrance corridor towards impluvium in Tetrastyle atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. April 2018. Looking north from entrance corridor towards impluvium in Tetrastyle atrium.

Photo courtesy of Ian Lycett-King. Use is subject to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License v.4 International.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. April 2017.

Tetrastyle atrium with Impluvium and marble table. Photo courtesy of Dr Paul J. Turner.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. June 2019.

Looking north from entrance towards impluvium in atrium, and across to tablinum. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2006. Tetrastyle atrium with Impluvium and marble table. 

VI.11.10 Pompeii, 1978.

Looking north across impluvium in atrium towards tablinum and peristyle. 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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VI.11.10 Pompeii. 1974.

Looking north across impluvium in atrium towards tablinum and peristyle. 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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VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to room 2. 

VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 2, detail of Style I, multicoloured stucco bricks.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. May 2006. Room 2, with remains of Style I, multicoloured stucco bricks. 

VI.11.10 Pompeii. May 2006. Room 2, detail of Style I, multicoloured stucco bricks.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north along west side of atrium.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to room 3.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 3.  

VI.11.10 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 4.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to room 4, cubiculum.  

VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 4, north wall.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, north wall.

VI.11.10. Pompeii. December 2006. Room 4, north wall of cubiculum, with remains of fresco.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, fresco on north wall of cubiculum. 

Helbig identified: Room between both atriums: Paris and Oenone, 1287.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1287).

See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1983. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 2. Rome: ICCD. (p.243)

See Schefold, K., 1962. Vergessenes Pompeji. Bern: Francke. (taf. 170,4 described as Attis and nymph).

VI.11.10 Pompeii. Room 4.

Painting by Giuseppe Marsigli, of painting of Paris and Helen from centre of north wall of cubiculum which was left in situ.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 379.

Photo © ICCD. https://www.catalogo.beniculturali.it

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. Room 4.

Drawing by Giuseppe Marsigli, this had previously been identified as Paris and Helen, but later thought to be Paris and Oenone.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 380.

Photo © ICCD. https://www.catalogo.beniculturali.it

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. Pre 1842. Room 4, drawing by Zahn, described as of Paris and Helen, excavated 1834.

See Zahn, W., 1842-44. Die schönsten Ornamente und merkwürdigsten Gemälde aus Pompeji, Herkulanum und Stabiae: II. Berlin: Reimer, taf. 31.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, west wall with doorway through to atrium of VI.11.9

VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 4, west wall. Looking through other doorway into atrium of VI.11.9.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, south wall.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, recess in south-east corner.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 4, east wall, with doorway into atrium of VI.11.10.

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