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Oplontis. Villa di Poppea or Villa of Poppea or Villa Poppaea or Oplontis Villa A.

 

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Jashemski 1983: 1983 Jashemski photographs.

 

According to Wilhelmina: “More of the pool at Oplontis had been excavated, and they were preparing the area behind the pool for us to examine; here the row of statues appeared to continue.”

See Jashemski, W.F., 2014. Discovering the Gardens of Pompeii: Memoirs of a Garden Archaeologist, (p.284)

 

 

Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Wilhelmina studying her line of statue bases numbered 1 – 10. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Wilhelmina studying her line of statue bases numbered 1 – 10.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Statue base 10 being dug out, and discovery alongside it in the lapilli. 
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According to Wilhelmina - “There was great excitement at Oplontis when a headless statue of Nike/Victory was found in front of base 10. (X).  As we excavated the soil behind the statue bases on the north where there had been a considerable covering of lapilli, we found the soil contours of plantings with root cavities which we emptied. In them we found considerable charcoal, which when analysed proved to be oleander.”
See Jashemski, W.F., 2014. Discovering the Gardens of Pompeii: Memoirs of a Garden Archaeologist, (p.289).

Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Statue base 10 being dug out, and discovery alongside it in the lapilli.

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According to Wilhelmina - “There was great excitement at Oplontis when a headless statue of Nike/Victory was found in front of base 10.

As we excavated the soil behind the statue bases on the north where there had been a considerable covering of lapilli, we found the soil contours of plantings with root cavities which we emptied. In them we found considerable charcoal, which when analysed proved to be oleander.”

See Jashemski, W.F., 2014. Discovering the Gardens of Pompeii: Memoirs of a Garden Archaeologist, (p.289).

 

Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Headless statue of Nike from a cavity in the lapilli, near statue base 10 (X).
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Headless statue of Nike from a cavity in the lapilli, near statue base 10.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Statue of Nike emerging from lapilli, near statue base 10 (X).
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Statue of Nike emerging from lapilli, near statue base 10.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Clearing the lapilli and digging out the statue of Nike. Statue base 10 still in the lapilli, and the statue at the side of it.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Clearing the lapilli and digging out the statue of Nike.

Statue base 10 still in the lapilli, and the statue at the side of it.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Statue base 10 still in the lapilli, and foot of statue of Nike.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Statue base 10 still in the lapilli, and foot of statue of Nike.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Headless statue of Nike being made ready for removal. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Headless statue of Nike being made ready for removal.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Statue carefully being removed from lapilli. In the background is Wilhelmina.
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According to Wilhelmina, writing in 1984 – “So far six of the white marble statues that were displayed on the statue bases have been recovered. Beginning at the south end, there was a head of Hercules on the marble pillar on statue base 3, next an ephebe, and then a large statue of Nike. (see 1978 Jashemski excavations).
Balancing these in corresponding positions along the north end of the pool, was another Nike from statue base 10, a statue of Artemis/Diana (?) still standing on the statue base in front of root cavity 11, and next a head of Hercules on the marble pillar on the base in front of root cavity 12.”
See Jashemski, W.F., 2014. Discovering the Gardens of Pompeii: Memoirs of a Garden Archaeologist, (p.292)

Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Statue carefully being removed from lapilli.

In the background is Wilhelmina.

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According to Wilhelmina, writing in 1984 –

“So far six of the white marble statues that were displayed on the statue bases have been recovered. Beginning at the south end, there was a head of Hercules on the marble pillar on statue base 3, next an ephebos, and then a large statue of Nike. (see 1978 Jashemski excavations).

Balancing these in corresponding positions along the north end of the pool, was another Nike from statue base 10, a statue of Artemis/Diana (?) still standing on the statue base in front of root cavity 11, and next a head of Hercules on the marble pillar on the base in front of root cavity 12.”

See Jashemski, W.F., 2014. Discovering the Gardens of Pompeii: Memoirs of a Garden Archaeologist, (p.292)

 

Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Looking west across north end of swimming pool area, as the statue of Nike is taken away.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Looking west across north end of swimming pool area, as the statue of Nike is taken away.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, 1983-1984. Beautiful marble statue of headless Nike, in the deposits for safekeeping.
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SAP Inventory number 73302.

Oplontis Villa of Poppea, 1983-1984. Beautiful marble statue of headless Nike, in the deposits for safekeeping.

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SAP Inventory number 73302.

 

Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Removing the lapilli, and a find near root-cavity II.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Removing the lapilli, and a find near root-cavity eleven.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Another marble statue appearing from the lapilli.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Another marble statue appearing from the lapilli.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Carefully removing the lapilli from around the statue. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Carefully removing the lapilli from around the statue.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Discussions in the lapilli. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Discussions in the lapilli.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. A foot appears from the lapilli, near the statue base.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. A foot appears from the lapilli, near the statue base.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Statue base 11 (XI), and a broken statue foot.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Statue base 11 (XI), and a broken statue foot.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Examining the broken foot from a statue.  
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Examining the broken foot from a statue.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Detail of statue foot. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Detail of statue foot.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Statue of Artemis/Diana? emerging from the lapilli near statue base 11 (XI).
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Statue of Artemis/Diana emerging from the lapilli near statue base eleven.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Headless statue of Artemis/Diana found still standing on the statue base, and reunited with both feet. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Headless statue of Artemis/Diana found still standing on the statue base, and reunited with both feet.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Headless and footless statue of Artemis/Diana?, found still standing on statue base 11 (XI).
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SAP Inventory number 73303.

Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Headless and footless statue of Artemis/Diana?, found still standing on statue base 11 (XI).

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Removing statue from the lapilli.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Removing statue from the lapilli.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Workers posing with the statue. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Workers posing with the statue.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Statue being taken away for safekeeping. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, July 1983. Statue being taken away for safekeeping.

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Jashemski 1984: 1984 Jashemski photographs.

 

1984, most of the time was spent at Oplontis excavating the area in the sculpture garden beyond the swimming pool.

See Jashemski, W.F., 2014. Discovering the Gardens of Pompeii: Memoirs of a Garden Archaeologist, (p.292)

 

Oplontis, c.1984. Looking north along east side of swimming pool.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1983 or 1984. Looking north along east side of swimming pool.

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Oplontis, c.1983 or 1984. Statue bases and their root-cavities, from 1-10. Looking north.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1983 or 1984. Statue bases and their root-cavities, from 1-10. Looking north.

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Oplontis, c.1983 or 1984. Statue bases 1-8, and their filled root-cavities. Looking north.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1983 or 1984. Statue bases 1-8, and their filled root-cavities. Looking north.

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Oplontis, c.1983 or 1984. Statue pillar III, with filled root-cavity. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1983 or 1984. Statue pillar three, with filled root-cavity.

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Oplontis, c.1983. Looking south from near statue base X. The wire being cut is to reinforce the plaster in the root cavities.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1983 or 1984. Looking south from near statue base ten. The wire being cut is to reinforce the plaster in the root cavities.

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Oplontis, c.1983 or 1984. Looking south from near statue base X. The windows of room 78 with their painted plaster, on the west portico, can be seen on the right.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1983 or 1984. Looking south from near statue base ten.

The windows of room 78 with their painted plaster, on the west portico, can be seen on the right.

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Oplontis, c.1983or 1984. Looking south along line of 10 statue bases. Number 10, the lowest in the photo is still partly in the lapilli.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1983 or 1984. Looking south along line of 10 statue bases.

Number 10, the lowest in the photo is still partly in the lapilli.

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Oplontis, c.1983 or 1984. Looking south along line of statue bases, from 10 to 1. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1983 or 1984. Looking south along line of statue bases, from 10 to 1.

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Oplontis, c.1983 or 1984. Statue bases 1 - 10 on east side pool.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1983 or 1984. Statue bases 1 - 10 on east side pool.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, 1984. Headless statue of  Diana found on the east side of the pool, when found it was still standing on its base in front of root-cavity XI. 
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SAP inventory number 73303.

Oplontis Villa of Poppea, 1984.

Headless statue of Diana found on the east side of the pool, when found it was still standing on its base in front of root-cavity eleven.

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SAP inventory number 73303.

 

Oplontis, c.1984. Small statue of a crab, its size compared to the shell.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Small statue of a crab, its size compared to the shell.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Small statue of crab, with broken legs.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Small statue of crab, with broken legs.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Comparison of size of one of the crab’s legs but still found in the lapilli. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Comparison of size of one of the crab’s legs but still found in the lapilli.

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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c. 1984. Herm of Hercules, found on a marble pillar in front of root-cavity 12. 
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SAP inventory number 73300.

Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c. 1984. Head of Hercules found on a marble pillar in front of root-cavity 12.

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SAP inventory number 73300.

 

Oplontis, c.1983 or 1984. Looking north on east side of swimming pool.
The excavated area has now been extended further east, by another few yards behind the statue-bases and filled root cavities. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Looking north on east side of swimming pool.

The excavated area has now been extended further east, by another few yards behind the statue-bases and filled root cavities.

The filled root-cavities in the line now appear to stretch as far as root-cavity numbered 11 (painted white, at the top of the photo).

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According to Wilhelmina – “A row of 13 statue bases was discovered. The symmetry of the garden indicated that there would have been one more statue base, but this would be under the modern street and beyond the limits of the area available for excavation.”

See Jashemski, W.F., 2014. Discovering the Gardens of Pompeii: Memoirs of a Garden Archaeologist, (p.292)

 

Oplontis, c.1984. Looking south from near statue base X. Statue base XI is near where the men are working.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Looking south from near statue base ten with filled root cavity.

Statue base eleven is near where the men are working.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Looking south on east side of swimming pool, from filled root-cavity 11.
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According to Wilhelmina, root-cavity 10 and 11 were of large trees, probably plane trees.

Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Looking south on east side of swimming pool, from filled root-cavity 11.

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According to Wilhelmina, root-cavity 10 and 11 were of large trees, probably plane trees.

See Jashemski, W.F., 2014. Discovering the Gardens of Pompeii: Memoirs of a Garden Archaeologist, (p.292)

 

Oplontis, c.1984. Looking south on east side of swimming pool. The statue bases and filled root cavities are now clear of the lapilli at their rear. On the left would be statue base 11.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Looking south on east side of swimming pool.

The statue bases and filled root cavities are now clear of the lapilli at their rear.

On the left would be statue base 11.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Unfilled root-cavity XI, at north end of area 93, the east side of the swimming pool.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Unfilled root-cavity 11, at north end of area 93, the east side of the swimming pool.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Filling the root cavity XI, with cement. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Filling the root cavity 11, with cement.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Filled root-cavity of a large tree, and a statue base nearby. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Filled root-cavity of a large tree, and a statue base nearby.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Unfilled root-cavity of X.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Unfilled root-cavity ten.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Reinforcing the root-cavity with wire. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Reinforcing the root-cavity with wire.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Filled root cavity of a large tree, and statue base nearby. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Filled root cavity of a large tree, and statue base nearby.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Statue base IX, looking east into the lapilli and towards another base nearer the unexcavated lapilli, before root cavities were filled. The root-cavities behind this statue base were identified as that of oleanders.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984.

Statue base 9, looking east into the lapilli and towards another base nearer the unexcavated lapilli, before root cavities were filled.

The root-cavities behind this statue base were identified as that of oleanders.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Looking north towards statue bases IX, (nearest), X and XI, on east side of swimming pool.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Looking north towards statue bases 9, (nearest), 10 and 11, on east side of swimming pool.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Statue base VIII, filled root-cavity in a terracotta pot which proved to be an amphora, in which a lemon tree had been started in the amphora and was growing from its mouth. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984.

Statue base 8, filled root-cavity that had been buried in a terracotta pot which proved to be an amphora, in which the lemon tree had been started in the amphora and was growing from its mouth.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Root-cavity of a lemon, that had been growing in a terracotta amphora.  
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Root-cavity of a lemon, which had been buried growing in a terracotta amphora.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Looking north along line of filled root-cavities.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Looking north along line of filled root-cavities.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Statue base I, and filled root cavity of a large tree nearby. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Statue base 1, and filled root cavity of a large tree nearby.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Statue base II, and filled root cavity of a large tree. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Statue base 2, and filled root cavity of a large tree.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Statue base II, and filled root cavity of a large tree. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Statue base 2, and filled root cavity of a large tree.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Looking south from statue base II towards statue base I. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Looking south from statue base 2 towards statue base 1.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Small base 3, which the herm of Hercules was found on, with root-cavity nearby.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Small base 3, which the herm of Hercules was found on, with root-cavity nearby.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Piece of marble found in the lapilli,
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Piece of marble found in the lapilli,

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Oplontis, c.1984. Filled root cavity of a large tree, with statue base IV nearby.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Filled root cavity of a large tree, with statue base 4 nearby.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Filled root cavity of a large tree, with statue base IV nearby.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Filled root cavity of a large tree, with statue base 4 nearby.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Filled root cavity of a large tree, with statue base V nearby.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Filled root cavity of a large tree, with statue base 5 nearby.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Filled root cavity, possibly an oleander. 
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Filled root cavity, possibly an oleander, near statue base 6.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Filled root cavity near statue base 6.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Filled root cavity near statue base 6.

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Oplontis, c.1984. Statue base VII, and filled root-cavity nearby.  
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c.1984. Statue base 7, and filled root-cavity nearby.

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Oplontis, c,1984. Behind statue base perhaps VII, a filled root cavity.
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Oplontis Villa of Poppea, c. 1984. Behind statue base perhaps 7, a filled root cavity of another lemon tree.

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