VII.2.20 Pompeii. Casa di N. Popidius Priscus or Casa dei Marmi.

Linked to VII.2.21, VII.2.41 and VII.2.41a.

Excavated 1833, 1845 and 1863-4.

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VII.2.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south-east across garden area of peristyle.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south along west portico, from outside room 12.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking east across north portico.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, south part of the double tablinum. Looking north.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. c.1930. Looking north from room (13) behind tablinum towards atrium and entrance doorway.

According to Blake –

We will make the one black and white mosaic in the group of coloured pavements of VII.2.20 which we have assigned to the pre-Roman period, our point of departure for this study.

In the room behind the tablinum, is a simple design in squares and triangles, which became exceedingly popular during the first century BC.

See Blake, M., (1930). The pavements of the Roman Buildings of the Republic and Early Empire. Rome, MAAR, 8, (p.78, pl.17, tav.3).

VII.2.20 Pompeii. c.1930. West end of threshold between south (room 13) and north tablinum (01).

According to Blake, from an unknown room, was this inner threshold of a room of which only one square remains.

See Blake, M., (1930). The pavements of the Roman Buildings of the Republic and Early Empire. Rome, MAAR, 8, (p.75, pl.46, tav.3).

VII.2.20 Pompeii. Pre 1937-39. Looking north across mosaic flooring in rear-room 13, the room south of tablinum (01).

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive.

Warsher collection no. 349.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. Pre 1937-39. Room 13, detail of mosaic flooring.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 350.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking towards north-west corner of room 13. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 13, north-west corner.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 13, remains of wall painting in north-west corner of tablinum.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. December 2018.

Room 13, remains of wall painting in north-west corner of tablinum. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. December 2018. Room 13, north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. December 2018.

Room 13, detail of painted decoration on west wall in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. December 2018.

Room 13, looking towards north wall in north-west corner.  Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 13, detail of remains of wall painting below painting of figure in north-west corner.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. December 2018.

Room 13, detail of painting on north wall in north-west corner.  Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. W.1415. Room 13, remains of wall painting (of Satyr or Centaur?) in north-west corner of tablinum.

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

VII.2.20 Pompeii. May 1880. Room 13, watercolour painting (of Satyr or Centaur?) in north-west corner of room behind the tablinum.

DAIR 83.130. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 14, triclinium in north-east corner of north portico.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, north wall of triclinium.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. c.1930. Room 14, mosaic flooring.

According to Blake –

This photo, showing a partially destroyed mosaic is published not so much for its intrinsic value, as from the desire to preserve a record of it. 

The border is now completely lost. (p.12).

In the room at the left (of the tablinum), oblique rows in different colours once made a neat border. (pl.46, fig.1) for the centre now lost. (p.75).

See Blake, M., (1930). The pavements of the Roman Buildings of the Republic and Early Empire. Rome, MAAR, 8, (p.12 & 75, Pl.46, tav.1).

VII.2.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 15, area in north-east corner of east portico.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 15, south end.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. December 2004. North-east side of peristyle, photo taken from VII.2.38

VII.2.20 Pompeii. May 2006. North-east side of peristyle, photo taken from VII.2.38.

VII.2.20 Pompeii.  1966. Looking across peristyle towards south-east side of peristyle. 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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VII.2.20 Pompeii. Seal of N(umeri) Popidi Prisci [CIL X 8058, 70]. The seal was found on May 12, 1864 along with another seal [CIL X 8058, 56].

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 4746.

See Fiorelli G., 1862. Pompeianarum antiquitatum historia, Vol. 2: 1819 - 1860, Naples, 12 Maggio 1846, p. 452.

According to Fiorelli three seals were found between the 2nd and 12th May. "Il nome del padrone leggesi in uno dei tre suggelli ivi raccolti a' 4-12

maggio".

See Fiorelli, G., 1875. Descrizione di Pompei. Napoli, p. 191.

VII.2.20 Pompeii.  Seal of L(uci) N̂i(nni) Op(tati) [CIL X 8058, 56]. The seal was found on May 12, 1864 along with the seal CIL X 8058, 70 = EDR159809 "in continuing the excavation of the room indicated on day 10 currently", that is "in the cubicle on the left at the bottom of the peristyle"

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 4742.

Secondo Soldovieri, il sigillo fu raccolto il 12 Maggio 1864 insieme a CIL X 8058, 70 = EDR159809 "nel continuarsi il disterro della stanza indicata nel giorno 10 andante", ossia "nel cubicolo a sinistra in fondo al peristilio"

Vedi Soldovieri U. 2017. Una nuova dedica a Iuppiter da Pompei, ARCTOS Vol. LI, Helsinki, p. 138-9, fig. 5, note 14.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. December 2004. East side of peristyle, photo taken from VII.2.38.

VII.2.20 Pompeii. December 2004. East side of peristyle, photo taken from VII.2.38.

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