House of Ceii. 폼페이(Pompeii)

House of Ceii. 폼페이(Pompeii). 이탈리아(Italy)

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 House of the Ceii

The severe façade of the house, featuring panels of white stucco and cubic capitals placed above the door jambs, allows us to appreciate one of the rare examples of ancient dwellings in the late-Samnite period (2nd century BC). Upon entering the house one notices the impluuium* bath which is made of fragments of amphorae set on edge, a common technique used in Greece and attested in Pompeii also in the House of the Ancient Hunt. The back wall in the small garden is decorated with wild animals, a highly successful theme in the decoration of open areas. The side walls depict Egyptian style landscapes with animals of the Nile Delta, which probably indicated a link between the owner of the house and the cult of Isis, widespread in Pompeii in the last years of life of the city. Based on an electoral inscription painted on the façade, the house probably belonged to the magistrate Lucius Ceius Secundus.
Date of excavation: 1913-1914.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casa del Criptoportico

The house, with its elegant wall decoration, was linked with the development of the building
complexes and for more than three centuries was often separated or joined with the adjacent House of the Lararium of Achilles (see page 17) following the alternation of the owners, by doors and passages being closed. At the end of the courtyard, where one finds the lararium*, there are two staircases that lead to the two different floors of the house; the ascending ramp leads to the triclinium* used for banquets and the kitchen found under the porch, where the victims of the eruption are found. The descending ramp leads to a large indoor corridor, the cryptoporticus, after which the house is named, decorated with frescoes of Satyrs and Maenads and a frieze depicting scenes from the Trojan War, which unravels like an illustrated scroll, a very popular theme following the publication of the Aeneid, the epic poem by Virgil. The vault is decorated with wreaths and floral and geometric motifs in stucco. The room was used as a cellar during the last period of life of the house. The bath complex opens up in front of the staircase, one of the few private baths documented in Pompeii; four rooms are left with rich stucco decoration.
Date of excavation: 1911-1929.

 

 

 

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