Herculaneum V.11. Casa dell’ Apollo Citaredo or House of Apollo the Lyre-player, linked to V.12.
Excavated 1932-34.
V.11 Herculaneum, on right. October 2014.
Looking south on decumanus Maximus to entrances at V.13, left, and V.12, centre. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V 12 doorway on left, and V.11 House of Apollo the Lyre-Player, on right. October 2014.
Looking south to entrance doorways. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
The shop at V.12 was converted from a room in the house at V.11.
V 12 doorway on left, V.11 House of Apollo the Lyre-Player, in centre, and V.10, on right. October 2012.
Looking south to entrance doorways. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V 12 doorway on left, V.11 House of Apollo the Lyre-Player, in centre, Herculaneum. May 2010. Looking south to entrance doorway.
V.11 Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking towards entrance doorway on Decumanus Maximus.
V. 11, Herculaneum. May 2010. Looking south to entrance doorway.
V.11 Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking south from entrance doorway.
V.11 Herculaneum, September 2015.
Painted decoration on east side of entrance corridor. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V.11 Herculaneum, September 2015.
Painted decoration on upper west wall of entrance corridor. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V.11 Herculaneum, August 2013. Looking south along entrance corridor towards atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.11 Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking south along entrance corridor towards atrium.
V,11 Herculaneum. May 2010. Looking south along entrance corridor across atrium towards tablinum.
V. 11, Herculaneum, May 2010. Looking south along entrance corridor into atrium.
V.11 Herculaneum, September 2015. Impluvium in atrium, looking south.
V.11 Herculaneum.
May 2005.
Base of steps
against north wall of atrium, on west side of entrance corridor. Photo courtesy
of Nicolas Monteix.
V.11 Herculaneum.
May 2005. Base of steps to upper floor, in atrium. Photo courtesy of
Nicolas Monteix.
V. 11. Herculaneum, July 2015.
Atrium and impluvium, seen from doorway in rear wall of V.12, looking towards tablinum. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V. 11. Herculaneum, May 2010. Atrium and impluvium, seen from doorway in rear wall of V.12.
Looking towards the south-west corner of the tablinum.
The central wall painting on the south wall was Apollo Citaredo.
The central wall painting on the west wall was Endymion and Selene.
The wall painting from the east wall was destroyed later by the addition of a doorway in the centre of the wall.
V.11 Herculaneum.
May 2004. Looking towards east wall of atrium. Photo courtesy of Nicolas
Monteix.
According to
Maiuri, this atrium showed the rare detail of the proof of the height of the
compluvium.
Still preserved symmetrically
on both the east and west walls, were the large square holes for the heavy
support beams of the roof.
Below these holes
protrude square blocks of tufa forming a small shelf for each hole, to better
support the weight of the two heavy beams, they almost formed a cubic capital
by crowning the four pillars clamped in the wall to strengthen the weight of
the compluvium.
V.11 Herculaneum.
May 2003.
Detail of square
tufa block in east wall of atrium. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.11 Herculaneum. December
2004. East wall of atrium, at north end. Photo courtesy of
Nicolas Monteix.
V.11 Herculaneum.
December 2004. East side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.11 Herculaneum.
May 2004. Detail of south end of east wall in atrium, with recess. Photo
courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.11 Herculaneum.
December 2004.
Looking towards
south end of east wall of atrium, with 3 dolia embedded into the flooring next
to the east wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.11 Herculaneum.
May 2003. Detail of south-east corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Nicolas
Monteix.
V. 11 Herculaneum. May 2010. East end of atrium, seen from doorway in rear wall of V.12.