I.10.4 Pompeii. Casa del Menandro or House of Menander or House of the Silver Treasure.
Excavated 1928, 1930 and 1932.
Main House
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1.10.4 Pompeii, on left. December 2018.
Looking south-west along north side of insula, towards
doorways between I.10.4 and I.10.8. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
1.10.4 Pompeii. September 2021.
Looking south-east towards doorway, exit only during the pandemic.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2018. Entrance doorway, looking
south. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
I.10.4 Pompeii. September 2017. Looking south to entrance
doorway.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
I.10.4 Pompeii but shown on photo as VI.9.2. Pre-1937-39. Entrance doorway.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1860.
I.10.4 Pompeii. September 2017. Detail of entrance threshold.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance.
For details of “finds” from this house,
See Allison, P.M. (2006). The Insula of the Menander at Pompeii: Vol. III The finds, Clarendon Press, Oxford, (p.56-153, & p.298-334, & Suppl. p.258-274).
See Online Companion with list of finds and photographs for I.10.4.
I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2012. Entrance capitals. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.10.4 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking towards east (left)
entrance capital.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2012. Detail of east (left) entrance capital. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2012. Detail of west (right) entrance capital. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.10.4 Pompeii. 1976. House of Menander, entrance capitals. Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.
American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_76_2_29.
I.10.4 Pompeii. October 2014. Bench on front wall to left
of entrance.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR
I.10.4 Pompeii. October 2017.
Looking south-east to entrance doorway with bench and painted
plaster with graffiti, on west side.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
I.10.4
Pompeii. October 2014. Bench
on front wall to right of entrance, with painted plaster.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2012. Painted plaster on front wall to right of entrance, and faded graffiti. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2005. Painted plaster on front wall to right of entrance, and faded graffiti.
1.10.4 Pompeii. 1959. Looking south-east along north side of insula towards entrance doorway. 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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I.10.4 Pompeii but shown as VI.9.2 on photo. Pre-1937-39.
Looking south-east along north side of insula towards entrance doorway.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1860.
I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2005.
Fauces or entrance corridor. Painting of bird (swan?) with wings outstretched.
I.10.4 Pompeii. April 2022.
Looking south from entrance corridor. Photo courtesy of Johannes
Eber.
I.10.4 Pompeii. September 2017. Looking south across atrium from
entrance corridor.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2005. Atrium and impluvium, looking south from entrance.
I.10.4 Pompeii. October 2001.
Looking south along entrance corridor, across impluvium in atrium towards the garden area. Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.
I.10.4 Pompeii. April 2022.
Looking south across impluvium in atrium towards tablinum
and the garden area.
Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
I.10.4
Pompeii. September 2018. Looking south across impluvium in atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
I.10.4
Pompeii. September 2017. Looking south across impluvium in atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
I.10.4 Pompeii. March 2014. Impluvium
in atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking towards the south-west corner of the atrium, showing room 8, corridor 10, and room 7.
I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking towards the south-east corner of the atrium showing corridor 9 and room 8.
I.10.4 Pompeii. September 2021.
Looking across
impluvium towards north side of atrium and entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.10.4 Pompeii. North side of atrium. Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.
I.10.4 Pompeii. April 2022. Looking north-west across impluvium in
atrium. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
I.10.4 Pompeii. September 2021. Looking north along
west side of atrium. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2018.
Looking towards north-west corner of atrium, along west side. Photo courtesy of
Aude Durand.
I.10.4
Pompeii. April 2022. Looking towards the lararium in north-west corner
of atrium. Photo
courtesy of Johannes Eber.
I.10.4 Pompeii. September 2021.
Looking towards north-west corner of atrium, the lararium and doorway to room 2.
Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
According to Boyce –
A masonry podium (1.08 square, h.1.35) is built into the corner, and above it rises a little temple, formed by a single column at the one free corner of the podium, supporting a roof of two pediments. ………..
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.27-28, no.48).
I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2018.
Looking towards north-west corner of atrium, the lararium and doorway to room 2.
Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2006.
North-west corner of atrium with doorway to room 5, the lararium and doorway to room 2.
I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Atrium. Aedicula lararium.
I.10.4 Pompeii. December 2018.
Detail of aedicula lararium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
I.10.4 Pompeii. 1957. Lararium in atrium. 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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I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2015. North-west corner of atrium, front of the aedicula lararium, looking north. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2010. North-west corner of atrium, front of the aedicula lararium, looking north.
I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2015. North-west corner of atrium, detail of aedicula lararium, looking north. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2012. North-west corner of atrium, detail of aedicula lararium, looking north. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.10.4 Pompeii. April 2018. Looking west in north-west
corner of atrium towards side of aedicula lararium.
Photo courtesy of Ian Lycett-King. Use is subject to Creative
Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License v.4 International.
I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2015.
North-west corner of atrium, detail of aedicula lararium, looking west. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2010. North-west corner of atrium, side of the aedicula lararium, looking west.
I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2010. North-west corner of atrium, doorway to room 2.
I.10.4 Pompeii. June 2012. Room 2, niche and recess below stairs to upper floor.
According to Boyce, in a small room with an arched recess beneath the stairs,
there was a small masonry altar with two cavities in the top, and a niche in the wall above.
See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (50C on p.28)
He quoted his reference as MAIURI, Casa del Menandro, 37. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
I.10.4 Pompeii. April 2018. Looking towards the recess with small masonry altar with two cavities in the top, lower left.
Photo courtesy of Ian Lycett-King. Use is subject to Creative
Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License v.4 International.
I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2015.
Room 2, niche and recess below stairs to upper floor. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2004. Stone stairs in room 2.
I.10.4 Pompeii. May 2004. Room 2, large arched recess under stone stairs.
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