Herculaneum IV.21. Casa dei Cervi or House of the Stags or Deer. Excavated 1929-32.
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IV.21 Casa dei Cervi or House of the Stags, lower left of photo, 1957.
Looking north-west from access roadway to house and terrace overlooking sea front. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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IV.21, Herculaneum. May 2018. Looking north from access roadway to terrace and house. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IV.21 Herculaneum, April 2016. Looking north from access roadway to terrace and house.
In the upper right of the photo is Cardo V., which at its southern end would have led down to the beachfront.
On the right is the southern end of the ramp from Cardo V. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.21 Casa dei Cervi or House of the Stags, upper part of photo, October 2014.
Looking north from access roadway to house and terrace, built over the city walls, and having views overlooking sea front.
Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.21 Herculaneum, April 2016.
Looking north across terrace 35, towards pergola 18, from access roadway to site. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.21, Herculaneum. May 2009. Looking north across terrace 35, towards pergola 18, from access roadway to site.
On either side of the pergola was a small rectangular garden, and daytime cubicula, rooms 23 and 22, on either side of the gardens.
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IV.21, Herculaneum. 7th August 1976. Looking north across terrace 35, towards pergola 18, (in centre) from access roadway to site.
On either side of the pergola was a small rectangular garden.
Rooms 23 and 22, daytime cubicula, can be seen on either side of the gardens, (on left, and on right side, without a roof).
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides collection.
IV.21, Herculaneum. 1964. Looking north across site. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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IV.21, Herculaneum. 1964. Looking north. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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Cardo V, Herculaneum. March 2014.
Looking south along roadway, with House of Telephus Relief (Ins.Or.I.2) on left, and IV.21, Casa dei Cervi/House of the Stags, on right.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
Cardo V Inferiore, Herculaneum, October 2001.
Looking south along the Cardo V Inferiore with doorway to IV.21, Casa dei Cervi/House of the Stags, on the right.
On the left is the doorway to the House of Telephus Relief (Ins.Or.I.2). Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.
IV.21, Herculaneum, September 2015. Entrance doorway on west side of Cardo V.
Outside the entrance doorway the pavement of cocciopesto was raised up above Cardo V and had inserts of polychrome marble.
See Pesando, F. and Guidobaldi, M.P. (2006). Pompei, Oplontis, Ercolano, Stabiae. Editori Laterza, (p.339).
Maiuri wrote that after a series of humble abodes and shop of merchants and artisans along the decumanus and Cardo V, the insula IV ends on the south with the large distinguished dwelling, the richest, most luxurious and most rationally constructed of all the rich and beautiful houses along the south front.
The dwelling can be divided into two principal parts: the northern entrance quarter and the southern quarter of the terraces, connected to one another by means of a quadriporticus with windows.
(p.60-61).
IV.21, Herculaneum, August 2013. Bench-seat for the clients on south side of entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
According to Pesando and Guidobaldi, the bench-seat for the clients was an indisputable sign of the prestige of the owner, identified with Q. Granius Verus, decurion and duovir before 61AD.
See Pesando, F. and Guidobaldi, M.P. (2006). Pompei, Oplontis, Ercolano, Stabiae. Editori Laterza, (p.339)
Bench seat on south side of entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.21 Herculaneum, October 2012. Looking towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.21, Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking west along floor of entrance corridor, 1.
IV.21, Herculaneum, September 2019.
Detail of floor
mosaic in entrance corridor, 1. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IV.21, Herculaneum, September 2015.
Looking west along entrance corridor 1, towards atrium 24, and doorway to triclinium 5.
Maiuri said the entrance was ennobled by a corridor with a marble floor leading to a small covered (testudinate) atrium, here serving as a vestibule for the other rooms to open onto. From one side the great triclinium and the quadriporticus are reached, on the other side was a corridor leading behind the triclinium to the internal part of the house, the kitchen and the larder. Above were the simple servants’ quarters, reached by a small staircase and a wooden gallery.
See Maiuri, Amedeo, (1977). Herculaneum. 7th English ed, of Guidebooks to the Museums Galleries and Monuments of Italy, No.53, (p.60-63).
IV.21, Herculaneum. May 2018. South side of entrance corridor, looking east. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IV.21, Herculaneum. May 2018. North side of entrance corridor, looking east. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IV.21, Herculaneum, September 2015. North side of entrance corridor, and doorway to steps to upper floor.
Steps to upper floor on north side of entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.21, Herculaneum, September 2015. Steps to upper floor on north side of entrance corridor.
IV.21, Herculaneum, June 2017.
Looking east along corridor towards entrance doorway, from atrium. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.21, Herculaneum, June 2017.
Looking east in atrium 24 from doorway to area under steps to upper floor. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.21, Herculaneum. May 2018. Looking towards east wall of atrium 24. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IV.21, Herculaneum, June 2017.
Room 24, atrium, looking north-east, with west end of entrance corridor, on right. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.21, Herculaneum. May 2018. Room 24, atrium, looking north-west. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IV.21, Herculaneum, September 2019.
Room
24, looking towards north-east corner of atrium and balcony around atrium on upper
floor. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese
IV.21, Herculaneum, June 2017. Room 24, atrium. Looking north towards room 25, a corridor leading to kitchen area, on left.
The doorway and window to room 4, are in the centre, and the doorway to room 3, is on the right. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.21, Herculaneum. May 2018. Room 24, looking north across atrium towards corridor 25 leading to kitchen area, on left.
The doorway to room 4 is centre right. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IV.21, Herculaneum. May 2018. Room 4, looking north through doorway from atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IV.21, Herculaneum. May 2018. Room 3, looking towards north wall in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IV.21, Herculaneum. May 2018. Room 3, looking towards north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IV, 21, Herculaneum. May 2004. Room 3, looking west across upper floor.
The second doorway on the lower floor, in the south wall, leads into the atrium, room 24.
Above it, on the upper floor, is a doorway leading onto the balcony around the atrium.
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
IV, 21, Herculaneum, May 2004.
Looking west across upper floor towards a doorway leading onto the upper atrium balcony.
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
IV, 21, Herculaneum, May 2004.
Looking west on upper floor, above area of steps leading to middle doorway on balcony around upper atrium.
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Herculaneum, July 2007. Looking west from access roadway.
In the top left of the photo, the upper floor of the IV.21, the House of the Stags, relating to the 3 photos above, can be seen.
Photo courtesy of Jennifer Stephens. ©jfs2007_HERC-8648.
IV.21, Herculaneum, October 2020.
Room 24, atrium, looking towards west wall, from west end of entrance corridor. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IV.21, Herculaneum. September 2019.
Looking towards west wall of atrium, room 24, with doorway to triclinium 5, on left. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IV.21, Herculaneum. May 2018. Looking towards west wall of atrium, room 24. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IV.21, Herculaneum. May 2018.
Room 24, looking towards south wall of atrium and doorway to Cryptoporticus 28, on left. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IV.21, Herculaneum. May 2018. Room 24, upper south wall of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IV.21, Herculaneum. May 2018. Room 24, detail of painted decoration from upper south wall of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IV.21, Herculaneum. May 2018. Room 24, threshold of doorway in south wall leading to Cryptoporticus 28. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IV.21, Herculaneum, June 2017. Room 24, atrium, looking towards upper west wall. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.21, Herculaneum, September 2015. Room 24, Upper west wall in atrium.
IV.21, Herculaneum. October 2020.
Room 24, upper west wall in atrium, south end above doorway to Room 5. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IV.21, Herculaneum. October 2020.
Room 24, upper west wall in atrium, detail from south end above doorway to Room 5.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IV.21, Herculaneum. October 2020.
Room 24, upper west wall in atrium, detail from south end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IV.21, Herculaneum. October 2020.
IV.21, Herculaneum. May 2018. Room 24, detail of painted decorations from upper west wall of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IV.21 Herculaneum, October 2012.
Room 24, upper west wall in atrium, detail from south end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IV.21, Herculaneum. October 2020.
Room 24, detail of painted decorations, below Sphynx, from south end of upper west wall of atrium.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IV.21, Herculaneum. October 2020.
Room 24, painted decoration from upper west wall above doorway to room 5, in atrium.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IV.21, Herculaneum. October 2020.
Room 24, detail of painted decoration from upper west wall above doorway to room 5, in atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IV.21, Herculaneum. October 2020.
Room 24, detail of painted decoration from upper west wall above doorway to room 5, in atrium.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IV.21, Herculaneum. May 2018. Room 24, upper west wall in atrium, north end. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IV.21, Herculaneum. October 2020.
Room 24, painted decoration of bird/eagle from panel on upper west wall in atrium.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IV.21 Herculaneum, October 2012. Detail of painted bird from upper west wall of atrium. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
IV.21, Herculaneum. October 2020.
Room 24, painted decoration from north end of upper west wall in atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IV.21, Herculaneum. October 2020.
Room 24, painted decoration from north end of upper west wall in atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IV.21, Herculaneum. October 2020.
Room 24, detail of painted bird decoration from north end of upper west wall in atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IV.21, Herculaneum. October 2020.
Room 24, detail of painted decoration from north end of upper west wall in atrium.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IV.21, Herculaneum. May 2018. Room 24, painted decoration from north end of upper west wall in atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IV.21, Herculaneum. October 2020.
Room 24, painted decoration from north end of upper west wall in atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
IV.21 Herculaneum, May 2009. Looking towards west wall of atrium, during restoration. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
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