Herculaneum IV.1. Rear entrance of IV.2, Casa dell’ Atrio a mosaico or House of the Mosaic Atrium.
Linked to IV.2. Excavated 1929-30.
According to Maiuri, the “Old excavations” comprised of Ins. II, and the lower area of Ins. VII.
The “New excavations” comprised of Ins. III and IV along the Cardo IV.
See Maiuri, Amedeo, (1977). Herculaneum. 7th English ed, of Guide books to the Museums Galleries and Monuments of Italy, No.53 (p.25).
See Pesando, F. and Guidobaldi, M.P. (2006). Pompei, Oplontis, Ercolano, Stabiae. Editori Laterza, (p.328).
Cardo IV Inferiore, Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking south-east towards doorway to Ins. IV.1, on left.
On the right, blocked, is another of the routes to the beach, found at the southern end of the roadways.
Cardo IV Inferiore, centre. 1978. Below the roadway is the vaulted passageway (blocked) leading via a
ramp, to the beachfront.
On the left is part of III.19/18, and on the right is
IV.1/2, the House of the Mosaic Atrium, looking north towards the terrace.
Photo
courtesy of Roberta Falanelli.
IV.2/1, Herculaneum, October 2014.
Looking east across Cardo IV at its southern end, towards side wall of IV.2/1. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.2/1, Herculaneum, October 2012.
Looking south-east at end of Cardo IV Inferiore, towards south end of Casa dell’Atrio a Mosaico. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.2/1, Herculaneum, June 2005.
Looking towards entrance doorway at south end of Cardo IV.
Inferiore. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
IV.2/1, Herculaneum, June 2005.
Downpipe at south end of western façade, near end of Cardo
IV. Inferiore. Photo courtesy of
Nicolas Monteix.
IV.2/1, Herculaneum, September 2016.
Looking towards “open” entrance doorway for the Herculaneum Society visit. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.1, Herculaneum, October 2014. Entrance doorway, looking south. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.1, Herculaneum, June 2005.
Entrance doorway, with notice “Pericolo di Crollo”, (Danger of collapse). Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
IV.1, Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking south along corridor 19 leading towards rooms overlooking terrace, taken from entrance doorway.
IV.1, Herculaneum, October 2014.
Looking north towards terrace and rooms looking onto it, taken from access roadway. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.2/1, Herculaneum, September 2016.
Looking east across covered portico, and onto terrace which would have overlooked the beachfront.
Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.2/1, Herculaneum, September 2016.
Looking east along corridor 20 towards room 12. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.1, Herculaneum, October 2012.
Looking east along corridor 20 towards room 12, taken from entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.2/1, Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking east across south portico of garden area, during restoration.
IV.2/1, Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking east across south wall of portico.
IV.2/1, Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking north-east across south portico of garden area, during restoration.
Cardo IV Inferiore, Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking north between Ins. III, on left, and Ins. IV, 2/1 on right.
Cardo IV Inferiore, Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking north between Ins. III, 17 on left, and Ins. IV, 2/1 on right.
Cardo IV Inferiore, Herculaneum, October 2014.
Looking north from access roadway, between Ins. III, on left, and Ins. IV, 2/1 on right.
Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Cardo IV Inferiore, Herculaneum. 1935. Photo by Fratelli Alinari (I.D.E.A.). Alinari No 43137 (1935) oN.
Looking north from III.17, Casa dell’ Ara Laterizia or House of the Brick Altar, on left, and IV.2, Casa dell’ Atrio a mosaico or House of the Mosaic Atrium,
on right. The colonnade in the centre of the photo is outside III.14, Casa a Graticcio or House of the Wattle Work (Opus Craticium),
Used with the permission of the Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford. File name instarchbx116im013 Resource ID 42232.
See photo on University of Oxford HEIR database