Herculaneum Ins. Orientalis I.2. Casa del Rilievo di Telefo or House of the Relief of Telephus.
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Ins. Or.I.2,
Herculaneum. August
2021. Looking towards south side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Robert Hanson.
Ins. Or.I.2, Herculaneum. August 2013.
Looking south across atrium, from near corridor leading from rear garden towards the south-east corner (with wheelbarrow).
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum. 7th August 1976.
Looking east along south side of atrium towards doorway to cubiculum in south-east corner.
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides collection.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, September 2015. Doorway to cubiculum in south-east corner of atrium, looking east.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum. May 2018. Looking east through doorway of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking towards east wall in cubiculum.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, September 2015. South wall of cubiculum.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, September 2019.
Looking south to ala in south-east corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, March 2014. Looking south to ala in south-east corner of atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, October 2020.
Looking south to remaining painted decoration in ala in south-east corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, September 2015. East wall of ala.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, May 2018.
Ala on south side of atrium, south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking towards south wall of ala on south side of atrium.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, March 2014. Upper south wall of ala on south side of atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, October 2020.
Detail from east end of upper south wall of south ala. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, October 2020.
Painted figure from upper centre of south wall of south ala. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, September 2019.
Painted figure from upper south wall of ala. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Or.I.2, Herculaneum. August 2013. Painted figure from upper south wall of ala. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, October 2020.
Detail of painted figure from upper centre of south wall of south ala. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, May 2018.
Ala on south side of atrium, south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, September 2015. West wall of ala.
Ins. Or.I.2, Herculaneum. August 2013. Looking south across atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Or. I.2, Herculaneum. May 2005. Looking south across atrium. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, September 2015. South side of atrium with south ala, on left.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, September 2019.
Looking east to south side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Or.I.2, Herculaneum. August 2013.
Looking east across south side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, October 2020.
Looking towards east wall in south-east corner of south side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, October 2020.
Detail of painted decoration on east wall in south-east corner of south side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, September 2015. South-east corner of south side of atrium.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, March 2014.
Looking towards south wall in south-east corner of atrium
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, May 2018. South side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Or.I.2, Herculaneum. August 2013. South side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, October 2020.
Looking towards south wall in south-east corner of south side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, October 2020.
Detail of painted decoration on upper south wall in south-east corner of south side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, September 2015. South wall of atrium.
Ins. Orientalis I,
2, Herculaneum, August
2021.
Reproduction plaque now on south wall of atrium, originally from one of the rear rooms. Photo courtesy of Robert Hanson.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, September 2015. Plaster cast of the relief showing the myth of Telephus, son of Hercules.
However, this copy of the original now in Naples Archaeological Museum, was not found in this location, but in one of the rear rooms.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, October
2023. Marble relief of Achilles and Telephus. Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
On display in “L’altra MANN”
exhibition, October 2023, at Naples Archaeological Museum.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum. Marble relief of Achilles and Telephus.
The relief depicts two key moments during Achilles’ journey to Troy: his consultation with the Delphic Oracle and his meeting with Telephus.
The relief, which preserves traces of polychrome paint, belonged to the decoration of a small antechamber of a triclinium, in the wall of which it was inserted.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 286787.
Ins. Or.I.2, Herculaneum. September 2017.
Plaster cast of the relief showing the myth of Telephus, son of Hercules. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Or.I.2, Herculaneum. August 2013.
Detail from plaster cast, showing Achilles consulting the Oracle of Delphi. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Or.I.2, Herculaneum. September 2017.
Detail from plaster cast, showing Achilles. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Or.I.2, Herculaneum. September 2017.
Detail from plaster cast, showing the Oracle of Delphi. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
The myth was that Telephus could only be healed by the rust of Achilles’ spear, the spear which had wounded him.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Or.I.2, Herculaneum. August 2013. Detail from plaster cast showing Achilles healing Telephus.
The myth was that Telephus could only be healed by the rust of Achilles’ spear, the spear which had wounded him.
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Or.I.2, Herculaneum. May 2006. Plaster cast of the relief showing the myth of Telephus, son of Hercules.
Ins. Or.I.2, Herculaneum. May 2009. Looking west across south side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
Ins. Or.I.2, Herculaneum, May 2006. Looking towards south side of atrium, with marble relief.
Ins. Or.I.2, Herculaneum. August 2013. Looking south-east across atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, September 2015. South-west corner of the atrium.
Ins. Orientalis I, 2, Herculaneum, September 2015. Room in south-west corner, looking west.
Ins. Or.I.2, Herculaneum. August 2013.
Looking north-west towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Cardo V Inferiore, Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking north from near Ins. Orientalis I, 2, on right.
Cardo V Inferiore, Herculaneum, October 2001.
Looking south along the Cardo V Inferiore with doorway to House of Telephus Relief (Ins.Or.I.2) on left.
On the right is the doorway to the House of the Stags or Deer (IV.21). Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.
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