IX.2.16 Pompeii. House of Titus
Dentatius Panthera or Casa di Bellerofonte
or Casa della Principessa Margherita. Linked to IX.2.15.
Excavated 1867, 1869, 1870 and 1876. Restored 1986.
IX.2.16 Pompeii. December 2007. Tablinum, looking north-east across tablinum.
The north wall would appear to have had a window between it and the neighbouring house.
The east wall would have been an open doorway (now blocked) through to the atrium.
According to Bragantini, the lavapesto floor was composed of white stones dotted in rows, the stones around the edge were placed in a line, in the centre of the floor was an emblema of a coloured rosette.
The wall dado would have been white, panelled with compartments of painted plants.
The middle zone of the walls would have been red.
The red north wall showed divisions painted in azure blue.
The east wall was red.
The south wall was panelled in red. The central panel contained the painting of the Three Graces.
The side panels had vignettes, but they had faded.
The panels were separated by painted candelabra at the base of the blue divisions.
The upper zone had faded, but architectural designs would have been seen there.
The west wall had red panels with borders of azure blue, with a faded vignette that showed a trace of a flying figure.
The upper zone was red.
See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1986. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 3. Rome: ICCD. (p.416, tablino ‘k’)
According to Sogliano, other paintings found in the tablinum were –
Head of a young Satyr, on a white background (p.42, no.183)
Young Satyr and Old Satyr (2 paintings), both on white background (p.43, nos.188/189)
A Bacchante with Bacchic attributes, on a white background (p.47, no.211)
A flying Cupid (p.57, no.298)
Flying Psyches (5 paintings) (p.66, nos.383, 384, 385, 386 and 387)
See Sogliano, A., 1879. Le pitture murali campane scoverte negli anni 1867-79. Napoli: Giannini.
See BdI, 1871, p.200-204
IX.2.16 Pompeii. Pre-1943. Looking towards north wall. Photo by Tatiana Warscher.
According to Warscher –
the tablinum had a spacious window to its north looking into the nearby house (IX.2.17), placed on a higher level, and from which perhaps it was divided by a wooden gate.
See Warscher, T. Codex Topographicus Pompeianus, IX.2. (1943), Swedish Institute, Rome. (no.75.), p. 160.
IX.2.16 Pompeii. Pre-1943. North wall. Photo by Tatiana Warscher.
According to Warscher – this was a photo of some remains of the painted decoration, near to and under, the window looking into the nearby house.
IX.2.16 Pompeii. Pre-1943. Looking towards west wall in north-west corner of tablinum.
In the centre of the panel is a flying cupid, this would have been opposite the Psyche on the east wall in north-east corner.
(il muro ovest
del tablino: alla rappresentazione di Psiche corrisponde un eros.)
See Warscher, T.
1942. Catalogo illustrato degli affreschi del Museo Nazionale di Napoli.
Sala LXXXII. Vol.4. Rome, Swedish Institute.
IX.2.16 Pompeii. Pre-1943. Looking towards the east wall in the north-east corner of tablinum.
According to Warscher-
The part of the window looking at the neighbouring house and the north-east wall of the tablinum showing a representation of Psyche.
Through the opening you can see the east wall of the atrium.
(La parte
della finestra guardante la casa vicina e il muro nord est del tablino con una
rappresentazione di Psiche.
Attraverso
l’apertura si vede il muro est dell’atrio.)
See Warscher, T.
1942. Catalogo illustrato degli affreschi del Museo Nazionale di Napoli.
Sala LXXXII. Vol.4. Rome, Swedish Institute.
IX.2.16 Pompeii. Pre-1943.
Looking towards south-east corner of tablinum, on right, and across atrium towards room in east wall.
See Warscher, T.
1942. Catalogo illustrato degli affreschi del Museo Nazionale di Napoli.
Sala LXXXII. Vol.4. Rome, Swedish Institute.
IX.2.16 Pompeii. Pre-1943.
Looking towards south wall of tablinum, “X” marks the location where the painting was removed from.
According to Warscher –
The painting of the Three Graces was located on the central panel of the south wall of the tablinum.
There was no other central painting on the north wall: there was a large opening into the adjacent house no.17.
(La pittura
delle Tre Grazie trovavasi sul pannello centrale della parete sud del tablino.
Non vi era
un’altra pittura centrale sulla parete nord: vi era una grande apertura nella
casa adiacente No.17.)
Painting of the Three Graces. Found on south wall of tablinum of IX.2.16.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9236.
See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza
Archeologica (DAIR), 1871, (p.200-204)
See Peters, W.J.T (1963): Landscape in Romano-Campanian Mural Painting, p.139, pl.116.
IX.2.16 Pompeii.
Sketch of south wall of tablinum by Jean-Baptiste Ciceron
Lesueur (1794-1883), with the central painting of the Three Graces.
See Book on INHA reference INHA NUM PC 15469 (04) « Licence Ouverte / Open Licence » Etalab
IX.2.16 Pompeii. Pre-1943. Looking towards south-east corner of atrium from tablinum.
According to Warscher – this is the mosaic strip on the floor between the atrium and the tablinum
(La striscia
di mosaico sul pavimento fra l‘atrio e il tablino).
See Warscher, T.
1942. Catalogo illustrato degli affreschi del Museo Nazionale di Napoli.
Sala LXXXII. Vol.4. Rome, Swedish Institute.
IX.2.16 Pompeii. Pre-1943. According to Warscher – this is the mosaic strip between the atrium and tablinum.
(La striscia
di mosaico sul pavimento fra l‘atrio e il tablino).
See Warscher, T.
1942. Catalogo illustrato degli affreschi del Museo Nazionale di Napoli.
Sala LXXXII. Vol.4. Rome, Swedish Institute.
IX.2.16 Pompeii. December 2007. Small storeroom on south-east side of peristyle next to staircase, shown as room “o” in PPM.
On the right of the photo is the doorway leading into a corridor, at the far end of the corridor is the kitchen.
According to Schefold, the location of the lararium was in this room.
See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter. (p.241-243)
According to BdI, “from the corridor, a side door gave access to a square room, which has not conserved any of the original decoration other than traces of figures enclosed in red and black compartments and a lararium painting divided into two zones”.
See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza
Archeologica (DAIR), 1871, (p. 201)
According to Giacobello –
The painting was seen on the north wall of a storeroom/cupboard (room “o”).
See Giacobello,
F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito
domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni, (p.204, no.97)
IX.2.16 Pompeii. December 2007.
Looking along south side of remains of peristyle garden area, through doorway into corridor leading to kitchen area.
IX.2.16 Pompeii. March 2009.
Looking along south side of remains of peristyle garden area towards kitchen area with round window above.
IX.2.15/16 Pompeii. 1966.
Looking towards south side of garden area, with doorway to kitchen area, on the left. 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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IX.2.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Decorated floor.
IX.2.16 Pompeii. December 2007. Masonry staircase to upper floor.
IX.2.16 Pompeii. December 2007.
Looking east at small room between staircase and entrance at IX.2.15. The latrine was under the stairs to the upper floor.
IX.2.16 Pompeii. December 2007. Arch under staircase in small room between staircase and entrance at IX.2.15.
IX.2.16 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance at IX.2.15 from inside garden area.
IX.2.16 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking towards small room, and kitchen, on the right, to the west of entrance at IX.2.15.
IX.2.16 Pompeii. December 2007. Kitchen, at west end of corridor.
IX.2.16 Pompeii. December 2007. Kitchen, with three-sided structure around walls. Detail of north side and curved recess.
IX.2.16 Pompeii. October 2022.
Looking west on Vicolo di Balbo towards Via Stabiana, and with entrance doorways IX.2.15 and 16, centre left.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese
IX.2.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Vicolo di Balbo. Looking west towards Via Stabiana.
IX.2.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Painted plaster on outside wall, bulging and falling onto the pavement. Looking east.
IX.2.16 Pompeii.
December 2007. Vicolo di Balbo looking west to Via Stabiana.
IX.1 Pompeii, on left. May 2005. Vicolo di Balbo looking west to Via Stabiana, outside IX.2.16, on right.
IX.2.16 Pompeii. 1964. Exterior painted wall on Vicolo di Balbo. 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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