IX.9.c Pompeii. Casa del Porcellino or Casa di Sulpicius Rufus.

Linked to IX.9.b. Excavated 1880 and 1887.

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IX.9.c Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to cubiculum.

According to NdS, the floor was of signinum, and the walls were painted with a red background, with central paintings on a black background.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1889, p.129.

IX.9.c Pompeii. December 2005. Room on south side of peristyle.

IX.9.c Pompeii. March 2009. South wall of cubiculum.

According to NdS, the black central panel of the south wall was completely destroyed when excavated.

In the black band beneath the frieze feeding birds were painted.

In the frieze were painted white, yellow, red and blue panels, well distributed and decorated with bacchic masks and small garlands on which a drinking-horn and a pan-pipe, or a cup and a drinking-horn were suspended.

This frieze was far superior to that of the walls.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1889, p.129.

IX.9.c Pompeii. March 2009. West wall of cubiculum.

According to NdS, in the central black panel on the west wall, the figure of Paris (0.44 high) was painted.

Paris was naked apart from a purplish Chlamys which covered his head like a Phrygian cap.

He held a bow in his left hand, and a quiver was suspended from a belt.

A lit torch was at his feet. The execution of the painting was poor.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1889, p.129.

IX.9.c Pompeii. West wall of cubiculum, as painted by Niccolini.

See Niccolini F, 1896. Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei: Volume Quarto. Napoli. Nuovi Scavi, Tav. X, and description p.37.

IX.9.c Pompeii. March 2009. North-west corner of cubiculum.

IX.9.c Pompeii. March 2009. East wall of cubiculum.

According to NdS, in the central black panel on the east wall, nothing remained other than the trace of a sitting man on the right, but turned to the left.

Near to him, it was thought traces of sheep could be seen, so it could be believed that this was a painting of Polyphemus in the midst of his flock.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1889, p.129

IX.9.c Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to triclinium.

According to NdS, (1889) –

the room was decorated with a black background with red central panels to the walls, which offered nothing notable: it was still partly buried.

IX.9.c Pompeii. March 2009. North wall of triclinium.

IX.9.c Pompeii. March 2023.

Looking north towards doorway to kitchen from south-east corner of peristyle/garden. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

IX.9.c Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north to kitchen and south-east corner of peristyle/garden.

IX.9.c Pompeii. March 2009. East wall of south-east corner of portico area. 

According to NdS, embedded in the east wall of the peristyle was a rectangular recess, about 0.50m deep.

Found on its podium were several tiles stacked in a certain order.

Another recess, smaller and not so deep, was found embedded nearby in the south wall.

Above, in this south-east corner of the peristyle, a mezzanine floor was found.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1889, p.129

IX.9.c Pompeii. March 2009. Upper east wall of south-east corner of portico area. 

IX.9.c Pompeii. March 2009.

South wall of south-east corner of portico area, showing recess and above, the holes for the beam supports for the mezzanine floor. 

IX.9.c Pompeii. March 2009.  South-east corner of peristyle area, with entrance to paved courtyard.

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