Herculaneum V.1. Casa Sannitica or Samnite House.
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V.1 Herculaneum. June 2011.
East side of atrium, with open inter-columnar spaces to light and give air to the atrium and compluvium above.
Photo courtesy of sera Baker.
V.1 Herculaneum. August 2013. Compluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.1 Herculaneum. May 2010. Compluvium in roof of atrium.
V.1 Herculaneum. May 2010. Detail of the compluvium in roof of atrium, showing terracotta water-spouts in the shape of dog’s heads.
V.1, Herculaneum. May 2018.
Detail of the compluvium in roof of atrium, showing terracotta water-spouts in the shape of dog’s heads. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.1, Herculaneum. May 2018. Detail of terracotta dog’s heads from compluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.1 Herculaneum. August 2013. Terracotta water-spouts of the compluvium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.1 Herculaneum. May 2010. Water-spouts in the shape of dog’s heads around the compluvium in atrium.
V.1, Herculaneum. May 2018. Detail of terracotta dog’s heads from compluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.1 Herculaneum. May 2010. Detail of terracotta dog’s heads from compluvium in atrium.
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Herculaneum. September 2019. Looking north-west across
impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.1 Herculaneum. August 2013.
Impluvium in atrium, beneath compluvium, looking east from west end. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.1 Herculaneum, November 2008. Detail of south-west corner of impluvium and atrium flooring. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.1 Herculaneum. August 2021. Looking east across impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Robert Hanson.
V.1 Herculaneum. June 2011.
Looking east across impluvium in atrium beneath compluvium. Photo courtesy of Sera Baker.
V.1 Herculaneum. November 2008.
Looking east across atrium floor, from south-east side of impluvium.
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.1 Herculaneum, October 2014. Impluvium in atrium, looking west. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V.1 Herculaneum. May 2010. Impluvium in atrium, looking west.
V.1 Herculaneum. November 2008. Looking south-west across impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.1 Herculaneum. May 2010. Decorated floor of atrium, near impluvium.
The opus signinum (cocciopesto) flooring in the atrium was set with a regular pattern of white tesserae and a decorated “rope” mosaic.
The base of the impluvium was lined with marble.
V.1 Herculaneum. August 2013. Detail from atrium floor near impluvium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.1 Herculaneum. November 2008.
Looking south across atrium flooring at east end of impluvium. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.1 Herculaneum, November 2008. Detail of mosaic decoration at edge of impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.1 Herculaneum. November 2008.
Detail of mosaic decoration at edge of north-east corner of impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.1 Herculaneum, October 2014. Looking south across impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V.1 Herculaneum, November 2008. Looking south-east across impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.1 Herculaneum. November 2008.
Looking south at west end of impluvium. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.1 Herculaneum, November 2008.
North-west corner of impluvium and atrium flooring. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.1 Herculaneum, November 2008.
Looking south at detail of flooring at north-west corner of impluvium. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.1 Herculaneum, November 2008. Looking east from north-west corner of impluvium. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.1 Herculaneum. October 2001. Impluvium in atrium, looking south-west. Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.
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