I.3.3 Pompeii. Domus of Epidius Fortunatus.

Linked to I.3.4 and I.3.31. Excavated 1860.

Upper Peristyle.

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I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010. Upper peristyle area, looking north towards room in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

Fiorelli described this as a “winter triclinium”, according to Mau it was a square room open to the peristyle in the guise of an ala.

1.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Winter triclinium or ala in north-west corner of north side of peristyle

1.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Winter triclinium or ala on north side of peristyle area. North-west corner with recess.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010.

Upper peristyle area, west wall with recess in room in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010. Upper peristyle area, detail of recess in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. 1935 photograph taken by Tatiana Warscher. Recess in north-west corner.

Warscher wrote: “Triclinio “u” dove si vede l’incassatura per il letto.  Non è rimasto niente della pittura tranne alcune macchie colorate”.

(translation: “Triclinium “u” where one could see the recess for the couch. Nothing remains of the painting other than coloured dots”.

See Warscher, T, 1935: Codex Topographicus Pompejanus, Regio I, 3: (no.11), Rome, DAIR, whose copyright it remains. 

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010. Upper peristyle area, north wall in room in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010. Upper peristyle area, east wall in room in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010. Upper peristyle area, looking south over collapsed area, from room in north-west corner.

Looking south along west portico area. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Looking south across the west portico of the peristyle.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1816.

I.3.3 Pompeii. 1935 photograph taken by Tatiana Warscher, taken from the north.

Looking south across the west portico of the peristyle.

See Warscher, T, 1935: Codex Topographicus Pompejanus, Regio I, 3: (no.8), Rome, DAIR, whose copyright it remains. 

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010.

Upper peristyle area, looking towards north wall and north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010. Upper peristyle area.

Looking north to doorway to another oecus, which Fiorelli described as “occupying nearly all of the left (north) side of the peristyle”.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010. Upper peristyle area, west wall of oecus on north side of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

1.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking west in oecus on north side of peristyle.

1.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. North-west corner of oecus on north side of peristyle.

1.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking east in oecus on north side of peristyle

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