Pompeii. Fountain at VI.8.24 with relief of Mercury.

Excavated 1829.

Fountain outside VI.8.24, Pompeii. Looking south on Via di Mercurio, between VI.10 and VI.8. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VI.10, on left. Via di Mercurio, looking south from fountain outside VI.8.24, on right.
Old undated photograph courtesy of the Society of Antiquaries, Fox Collection.
According to Eschebach, this fountain was situated in front of a painted street shrine showing the sacrifice of a bull victim.
See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.188)

VI.10, on left. Via di Mercurio, looking south from fountain outside VI.8.24, on right.

Old undated photograph courtesy of the Society of Antiquaries, Fox Collection.

According to Eschebach, this fountain was situated in front of a painted street shrine showing the sacrifice of a bull victim.

See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.188)

Fountain outside VI.8.24, Pompeii. January 2023.
Looking north-west from Via di Mercurio towards junction with Vicolo di Mercurio, at rear of fountain. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

Fountain outside VI.8.24, Pompeii. January 2023.

Looking north-west from Via di Mercurio towards junction with Vicolo di Mercurio, at rear of fountain. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

Fountain of Mercury at VI.8.24. December 2018.
Looking towards fountain on west side of Via di Mercurio. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

Fountain of Mercury at VI.8.24. December 2018.

Looking towards fountain on west side of Via di Mercurio. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

Fountain of Mercury at VI.8.24. July 2011. A street shrine was painted on the wall at the rear of the fountain. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

Fountain of Mercury at VI.8.24. July 2011.

A street shrine was painted on the wall at the rear of the fountain. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

Fountain of Mercury at VI.8.24, Pompeii. 1968. On the right is the Vicolo di Mercurio, looking west. 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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Fountain of Mercury at VI.8.24, Pompeii. 1968.

On the right is the Vicolo di Mercurio, looking west. 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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Fountain of Mercury at VI.8.24. September 2017. Looking towards fountain on west side of Via di Mercurio.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Fountain of Mercury at VI.8.24. September 2017.

Looking towards fountain on west side of Via di Mercurio. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Via Mercurio, Pompeii, 8th August 1976. Fountain of Mercury, looking south.
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides collection.

Via Mercurio, Pompeii, 8th August 1976. Fountain of Mercury, looking south.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides collection.

Fountain with head of Mercury outside VI.8.24. 1904. Watercolour painting by Luigi Bazzani.
Looking south-west on Via di Mercurio, with entrance doorway to VI.8.24 at its rear.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 139410.

Fountain with head of Mercury outside VI.8.24. 1904. Watercolour painting by Luigi Bazzani.

Looking south-west on Via di Mercurio, with entrance doorway to VI.8.24 at its rear.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 139410.

Fountain of Mercury at VI.8.24, Pompeii. January 2023.
Looking west to relief of Mercury. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

Fountain of Mercury at VI.8.24, Pompeii. January 2023.

Looking west to relief of Mercury. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

Fountain with relief of Mercury at VI.8.24, Pompeii. April 2022.
Looking west. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

Fountain with relief of Mercury at VI.8.24, Pompeii. April 2022.

Looking west. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

Fountain of Mercury at VI.8.24. December 2018.
Relief of Mercury, looking west. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

Fountain of Mercury at VI.8.24. December 2018.

Relief of Mercury, looking west. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

Fountain of Mercury at VI.8.24, Pompeii. 1968. Relief of Mercury, looking west. 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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Fountain of Mercury at VI.8.24, Pompeii. 1968.

Relief of Mercury, looking west. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

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Fountain of Mercury at VI.8.24. 1956. Relief of Mercury, looking west. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

Fountain of Mercury at VI.8.24 from rear. September 2005. Looking east.

Fountain of Mercury at VI.8.24. 19th Century painting by D Capri of “Idealised city street scene”. This shows the fountain of Mercury and remains of street shrine painted on the wall at the rear. See Niccolini F, 1896. Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei: Volume Quarto. Napoli. (2 Taf A II).

Fountain of Mercury at VI.8.24. 19th Century painting by D. Capri of “Idealised city street scene”.

This shows the fountain of Mercury and remains of street shrine painted on the wall at the rear.

See Niccolini F, 1896. Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei: Volume Quarto. Napoli. (2 Taf A II).