VII.5.24 Pompeii. Forum Baths. Entrance to men’s baths and portico.

Excavated 1823.

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VII.5.24 Pompeii. June 2012. Apodyterium or Changing Room (14), looking south-west towards doorway to frigidarium (19).

Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. March 2012. South-west corner of apodyterium (14) and doorway to frigidarium (19)

Photo courtesy of Marina Fuxa.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2015. Decorative wall stucco in south-west corner of apodyterium (14). Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. March 2012. Decorative wall stucco in south-west corner of apodyterium (14). Photo courtesy of Marina Fuxa.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. Pre-1828.

Drawings by Zahn, in the middle row, the frieze with a panther, was from the Baths.

The top two drawings are in Naples Museum.

The decoration at the bottom was marble, and in Naples Museum.

See Zahn, W., 1828-29. Die schönsten Ornamente und merkwürdigsten Gemälde aus Pompeji, Herkulanum und Stabiae: I. Berlin: Reimer, taf. 76.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. 1886 painting by Valdemar Koch (1852-1902), decorative wall stucco from the south-west corner of apodyterium (14).

Photo © Danmarks Kunstbibliotek inv no ark_17623b.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. March 2012. Doorway to frigidarium (19), looking south. Photo courtesy of Marina Fuxa.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. April 2018. Looking south-east in frigidarium. Photo courtesy of Ian Lycett-King.

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VII.5.24 Pompeii. April 2018. Looking towards niches on south side of frigidarium. Photo courtesy of Ian Lycett-King.

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VII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2015. Frigidarium (19) and niches (20). Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. December 2005. Frigidarium (19) and niches (20).

VII.5.24 Pompeii. October 2001. Frigidarium (19) and niches (20). Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. January 1977. South side of frigidarium, with niches. Photo courtesy of David Hingston.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. March 2012. Frigidarium (19) and niches (20), on south and south-west side. Photo courtesy of Marina Fuxa.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. December 2005. Frigidarium (19) and niche (20), on south-west side.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. July 1980. Looking across towards the niche on south-west side.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides collection.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. 1959. Frigidarium (19) and niche (20). 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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VII.5.24 Pompeii. March 2009. Frigidarium (19) with two of the four niches (20) with seats and steps (21) for the bathers. 

The stucco cornice represents a race of cupids in two-horse chariots or on horseback, south-east side. 

VII.5.24 Pompeii. March 2009. Frigidarium (19) with two of the four niches (20) with seats (21) for the bathers. 

The stucco cornice represents a race of cupids in two-horse chariots or on horseback, south side. 

VII.5.24 Pompeii. March 2009. Frigidarium with two of the four niches with seats for the bathers. 

The stucco cornice represents a race of cupids in two-horse chariots or on horse-back, south side. 

VII.5.24 Pompeii. March 2009. Frigidarium with two of the four niches with seats for the bathers. 

The stucco cornice represents a race of cupids in two-horse chariots or on horse-back, south-west side. 

VII.5.24 Pompeii. 1959. In the frigidarium there were garden scenes in the niches with a blue background. 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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VII.5.24 Pompeii. December 2005. Frigidarium, detail of plasterwork, south-east side.

The stucco cornice represents a race of cupids in two-horse chariots or on horse-back. 

VII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2015.

Frigidarium (19), detail of plasterwork on the south-east side of the cornice representing a race of cupids in two-horse chariots and on horse-back. 

Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

7.5.25 Pompeii. Sketch by Jean-Baptiste Ciceron Lesueur, of one of the two-horse chariots in the race.

See Lesueur, Jean-Baptiste Ciceron. Voyage en Italie de Jean-Baptiste Ciceron Lesueur (1794-1883), pl. 55.

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VII.5.24 Pompeii. April 2018. Frigidarium (19), detail of plasterwork on the south side of the cornice representing a race with a cupid on horse-back. 

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

VII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2015. Frigidarium (19), detail of plasterwork above niche on south side. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. April 2018. Detail of cupid on horse-back from stucco cornice on south side. 

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

VII.5.24 Pompeii. December 2005. Frigidarium, remains of painted plaster, south side.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. October 2001. Frigidarium, remains of painted plaster.

Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. December 2005. Frigidarium (19), detail of plasterwork cornice at west end of south side.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. March 2009. Frigidarium, remains of painted plaster.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. March 2012. Roof of frigidarium (19). Photo courtesy of Marina Fuxa.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. March 2009. Roof of frigidarium (19).

VII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2015. Pool in frigidarium (19). Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. December 2005. Pool in frigidarium (19) with marble steps or seats (21) for bathers. 

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Other parts of the baths:   VII.5.2    VII.5.7    VII.5.8    VII.5.10    VII.5.12    VII.6.17    VII.6.18    Forum Baths Plan