VI.1.7 Pompeii. House of the Vestals or Casa delle Vestali.

Linked to VI.1.6, VI.1.8, VI.1.24, VI.1.25 and VI.1.26.

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VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 29, corridor leading to rear entrance at VI.1.25. Looking east.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. Room 29, corridor leading to rear entrance at VI.1.25.

Found in November 1785 was the threshold mosaic with the black and white mosaic SALVE (“Welcome”), [CIL X 873b].

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi.  (p.83) See PAH I, 2, 28.

VI.1.7/25 Pompeii. 1826. Sketches of details of mosaics from the entrance and atrium of the House of Salve.

See Poirot, P. A., 1826. Carnets de dessins de Pierre-Achille Poirot. Tome 2 : Pompeia, pl. 73.

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VI.1.7/25 Pompeii.

The central sketch is a watercolour drawing of a part of a mosaic in the atrium of the House of Salve.

The upper sketch appears to be a garland from the Pantheon (VII.9.7) which it said had a black background.

The lower sketch says it is a mosaic in the 2nd house Pompei, which may mean is from VI.1.25, but is also from VI.2.22, either the tablinum or a triclinium.

See Lesueur, Jean-Baptiste Ciceron. Voyage en Italie de Jean-Baptiste Ciceron Lesueur (1794-1883), pl. 46.

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VI.1.7/25, Pompeii. pre-1808. Floor mosaic with sea scene and castellated border and word SALVE.

Secondo Gli Ornati 1838 –

No.41. Bello era il pavimento riportato sotto questo numero.

Nel mezzo sembra espresso un seno di mare con pesci guizzanti e mostri marini, chiuso dalle mura di una Citta turrita ai quattro angoli, e con quattro porte dischiuse in mezzo de’quattro lati.

Alla parte esterna di uno di questi leggesi in caratteri cubitali il cordiale motto SALVE, motto che ha dato nome all’abitazione del Salve tanto rinomata in Pompei, per essersi in quella il pavimento rinvenuto. Incisione del Cesarano.

According to Gli Ornati 1838 –

No. 41. The floor, reported under this number, was beautiful. 

A sea scene seemed to be expressed in the middle, with darting fish and sea monsters, closed by the walls of a turreted city at the four corners, and with four doors opening in the middle of the four sides.

On the outside of one of these, the cordial motto SALVE could be read in capital letters, the motto that gave its name to the House of Salve, so renowned in Pompeii, in which the floor was found. Engraving by Cesarano.

Vedi/See Gli ornati delle pareti ed i pavimenti delle stanze dell'antica Pompei incisi in rame: 1838, Mosaic no.41 and Indice p. 7.

Vedi/See Gli ornati delle pareti ed i pavimenti delle stanze dell'antica Pompei incisi in rame: Parte II, 1808.

VI.1.7/25 Pompeii. Between 1819 and 1832 sketch by Gell of pavement in the House of Salve.

The lower sketch would appear to show a floor in the "House of Salve, or with Salve on the floor".

The upper sketch is from VIII.3.8, the floor mosaic in the atrium.

See Gell, W. Pompeii unpublished [Dessins de l'édition de 1832 donnant le résultat des fouilles post 1819 (?)] vol II, pl. 43.

Bibliothèque de l'Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art, collections Jacques Doucet, Identifiant numérique Num MS180 (2).

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VI.1.7/25 Pompeii. Sketch of mosaic floor decoration. A mosaic showing a dolphin was also seen in the threshold of room 10.

See Debret F. (1777-1850), Piranesi F. (1758-1810), LaBrouste H. (1801-1875). Voyage en Italie-De Naples à Paestum, pl. 111.

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VI.1.7 Pompeii. Found on 7th December 1770, wall painting of a cupid holding a tray.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9330.

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi. (p.68).

VI.1.7 Pompeii. Found on 15th December 1770, wall painting of either Narcissus or Bacchus with architectural scenes.

Found in Prothyron (g) “In una stanza immediata alla descritta…….”.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9701.

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi. (p.68).

VI.1.7 Pompeii. 1877. Painting by Discanno of Parete di Narciso (Wall of Narcissus), engraved by Vittorio Steeger.

According to Presuhn “This was seen and painted in the National Museum at Naples.

Its provenance is uncertain. Helbig believed that it was found in 1770 in the house at VI.1.7.”

See Steeger V., 1877. Le più belle pareti di Pompei. Torino: Loescher. Fasc. II, p.6, Tav. III.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. Pre-1859. Drawing by Abbate of wall of Narcissus.

See Raccolta de più interessante Dipinture e di più belle Musaici rinvenuti negli Scavi di Ercolano, di Pompei, e di Stabia. 1859. Napoli, tav. 77.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. 1838 drawing of wall, referred to as the Wall of Narcissus.

See Gli ornati delle pareti ed i pavimenti delle stanze dell'antica Pompei incisi in rame: 1838, p. 4, pl. 25.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 30, secondary atrium, looking west.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. Found 3rd October 1812, wall painting of Nike with cornucopia, from atrium.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8940.

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi. (p.105, note 452).

VI.1.7 Pompeii. Found 4th August 1787. Cut from wall on 6th November 1789.

Wall painting of country scene with temple, statues, cows and goats. 

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9488.

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi. (p.85).

VI.1.7 Pompeii. Labyrinth mosaic with helmet in the centre.

Found 23rd February 1786 in one of the rooms around the atrium 30.

The walls are painted, that is, the zoccolo with red bands and green garlands, the middle is green with white bands and a few small paintings and views.

See Fiorelli G., 1860. Pompeianarum antiquitatum historia, Vol. 1: 1748 - 1818, Naples, 2, p. 29.

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici.  Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, Vol. IV, p. 48-9, Fig. 87.

See Gli ornati delle pareti ed i pavimenti delle stanze dell'antica Pompei incisi in rame: 1838, mosaics pl. unnumbered.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to room 31 looking east.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Stucco in room 31.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking south from room 30 atrium, into corridor and room 36.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 30, south wall of secondary atrium.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking south from atrium room 30, into corridor and rooms 35 and 36.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 32, with rear entrance at VI.1.24. Looking east.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 32.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007.

Looking north from room 36, into corridor and ahead into the secondary atrium.

The doorway of room 32 is on the right.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to room 33, looking east.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 33, cistern or tank near east wall.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Cistern or tank in room 33.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to room 34, looking south.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. South wall of room 34.

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