2nd century BC ancient dwellings depict Egyptian style landscapes link between cult of Isis magistrates
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Gps Coordinates / 40.7499962,14.4895248
Pompei Roman Ruins VR Archeology House Of Ceii
PFXQ+XRR Pompei, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy
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).
Date of excavation: 1913-1914.
Gps Coordinates / 40.7500076,14.4895029
Upon entering the house one notices the impluvium 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.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link 40.7500191 / Gps Link 40.7499733 / Gps Link 40.7499167
Gps Coordinates / 40.7500191,14.489481 / 40.7499733,14.4894609 / 40.7499167,14.48952
The back wall in the small garden is decorated with wild animals, a highly successful theme in the decoration of open areas.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link 40.7499313 / Gps Link 40.7499161 / Gps Link 40.749888
Gps Coordinates / 40.7499313,14.489439 / 40.7499161,14.4894476 / 40.749888,14.4894447
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.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link 40.7498779 / Gps Link 40.7499046 / Gps Link 40.7498665
Gps Coordinates / 40.7498779,14.4894114 / 40.7499046,14.4891748 / 40.7498665,14.4892445
Based on an electoral inscription painted on the façade, the house probably belonged to the magistrate Lucius Ceius Secundus.
Gps Coordinates / 40.7498436,14.4893389
Over the course of the previous century, the lack of adequate maintenance and indeed several unsuitable restoration practices had resulted in a progressive deterioration of these decorative elements.
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