IX.5.11 Pompeii. House. Linked to IX.5.13. Excavated 1877 and 1880.

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Room e, west ala

IX.5.11 Pompeii. December 2007. Room e, ala, on west side of atrium, looking towards north-west corner.

According to BdI, on the walls of this room traces of burning could have been seen.

According to Bragantini, the lower plinth and zoccolo of the walls in the ala were black.

The zoccolo was divided into panels with hanging garlands separated by narrow compartments with painted plants.

The middle zone of the walls contained a yellow central panel, and red side panels.

On the north and south walls, each panel contained a painted medallion.

On the west wall, the side panels contained a vignette of a cupid on the red background.

The upper zone of the walls was white.

See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1986. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 3. Rome: ICCD. (p.472, ala ‘e’)

X.5.11 Pompeii. Old photo of atrium, with the east ala (h), on left, and west ala (e), on right.

DAIR E4 2188. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

IX.5.11 Pompeii. December 2007. Pilaster on west side of atrium, between room f and room e, the ala.

On the right is the south-east corner, with red and yellow panels, of room e.

IX.5.11 Pompeii. 1881. Atrium, west side, copy of a painting of Spring.

She had a lamb on her shoulders and held fresh cheese in a basket.

This would have been seen on the pilaster between rooms f and e.

See Presuhn E., 1882. Pompeji: Die Neuesten Ausgrabungen von 1874 bis 1881. Leipzig: Weigel. (VIII, plate II).

According to Fiorelli, on the red plaster of the pilaster that was between this cubiculum and the preceding ala, was painted a pretty female figure crowned with leaves and wearing a green robe and yellow mantle, carrying on her shoulder a lamb, and holding a basket in her right hand.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1877, (p.250)

According to Mau, 0.34 high, it was a painting showing Spring, turning her face half to the right and half towards the viewer. She was crowned with some long and narrow leaves and yellow and white flowers, dressed in a double green robe that left her right shoulder bare and her left arm wrapped in a fluttering robe in the guise of a shawl, on her feet were white shoes. A lamb was supported on the nape of her neck and in the right hand, she held a green basket with a white lump (ricotta).

See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1879, (p.196-7)

IX.5.11 Pompeii. Atrium, west side, copy of a painting of Spring with basket in right hand and lamb on shoulders.

DAIR 83.242. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room e, upper south wall.

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Above a simple black zoccolo with panels separated by compartments, the panels of the middle zone of the wall were delimited by architectural views on a white background, containing medallions with couples: in the white upper area was a masculine figure with palm in his left hand and a crown in the right hand.

IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room e, looking towards south wall.     

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room e, looking towards lower south wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room e, looking towards lower south wall with detail from zoccolo.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room e, looking towards west side of zoccolo on lower south wall.  

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room e, painted decoration on west side of zoccolo on lower south wall.  

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room e, detail of painted decoration on west side of zoccolo on lower south wall.  

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room e, upper south wall with remaining painted decoration.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room e, upper south wall with painted decoration from upper east end.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room e, upper south wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room e, upper south wall and painted figure.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room e, detail of masculine figure from upper south wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room e, upper south wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room e, detail of stucco frieze from upper south wall at east end.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room e, detail of stucco frieze from upper south wall (continuation).  

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room e, detail of stucco frieze from upper south wall towards west end.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room e, detail of stucco frieze in upper south-west corner.  

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. December 2007. Room e, south wall and south-west corner of ala.

The remains of a faded medallion can hardly be seen in the red panel, left of centre.

See Schefold, K., 1962. Vergessenes Pompeji. Bern: Francke. (Fig.132.3 [h]: Südwand)

IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room e, panel at east end of south wall, detail of painted decoration.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room e, detail of painted border edging from panel at east end of south wall.  

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room e, faded medallion with two figures from east end of south wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. March 2017. Room e, detail from medallion on east end of south wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. 1878. Room e, ala south wall, painting of portrait medallion Hippolytus and Phaedra.

See Presuhn E., 1878. Pompeji: Die Neuesten Ausgrabungen von 1874 bis 1878. Leipzig: Weigel. (VII, Plate II).

See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter. (p. 259)

IX.5.11 Pompeii. Room e, south wall.

Drawing by Discanno of the couple in the medallion from the east side panel of the south wall.

DAIR 83.258. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

IX.5.11 Pompeii. 1932. Room e, ala, south wall with two medallions each with two busts.

DAIR 32.1699. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room e, panel with remains of architectural view on east end of central panel on south wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room e, panel with detail of remains of architectural view on east end of central panel on south wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. W.379. Room e, south wall. Wall decoration from the central panel of the south wall of the ala.

The panel contained a border around a medallion of the head of a male and female.

On either side of the panel were architectural designs, topped by a bird on the left.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room e, panel with painted remains of architectural view on west side of central panel on south wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room e, panel with detail of painted remains of architectural view on west side of central panel on south wall.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. Room e, south wall.

Painted medallion portrait of a couple from the central panel of the south wall of the ala.

DAIR 83.260. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

IX.5.11 Pompeii. Room e, ala, centre panel of south wall, copy by Discanno of portrait medallion of two lovers.

DAIR 83.259. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

IX.5.11 Pompeii. 1878. Room e, ala south wall, painting of portrait medallion of two lovers.

Presuhn makes the comment that in this picture the woman has a head cover whereas in the original there were two narrow circlets of gold in the hair.

See Presuhn E., 1878. Pompeji: Die Neuesten Ausgrabungen von 1874 bis 1878. Leipzig: Weigel. (VII, Plate III).

See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter. (p. 259)

IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room e, south wall at west end with hole made by ancient “searchers”.

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IX.5.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Room e, south-west corner.

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