Herculaneum VI.8. Women’s Baths Caldarium.
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010.
Arched doorway in west wall of tepidarium (warm room) into caldarium (hot room).
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010. Marble threshold in doorway in west wall of tepidarium into caldarium.
Looking north across caldarium or hot room, from near doorway from tepidarium, on right. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.8 Herculaneum. April 2007.
Looking north across caldarium or hot room, from near doorway from tepidarium, on right. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
VI.8 Herculaneum. March 2014. Pool at north end of hot room or caldarium of women’s baths.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010. Pool at north end of hot room or caldarium of women’s baths.
This is, as described by Maiuri, the calidarium with the hollow floor and the smoke and heat vents placed in the thickness of the walls, as in the men’s section, presents us with a more complete view, of the calidarium of the first century of the Empire: there is the large marble bath for the hot bath and opposite to it, the circular podium for a bronze or marble labrum for the cold or tepid water ablutions (the basin had been carried away from here also); along the walls, there are two elegant marble benches.
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010. Pool with steps at north end of hot room or caldarium.
VI.8 Herculaneum. March 2014. Pool at north end of hot room or caldarium of women’s baths.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
VI.8 Herculaneum. August 2013. Looking towards west end of pool. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.8 Herculaneum. March 2014. Looking towards east end
of pool.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
VI.8 Herculaneum. August 2013. Looking towards east end of pool. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.8 Herculaneum. March 2014. Looking towards east
side of pool with white marble bench (marmo bianco).
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
VI.8 Herculaneum. August 2013. White marble bench on east side (marmo bianco). Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010. White marble bench on east side.
VI.8 Herculaneum. October 2001. White marble bench on east side. Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.
VI.8 Herculaneum. August 2013. Leg of marble bench on east side of hot-room. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.8 Herculaneum. August 2013. Detail of face on leg of marble bench on east side. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010. Dark red seat on west side (marmo rosso antico).
VI.8 Herculaneum. August 2013. Dark red bench on west side. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.8 Herculaneum. August 2013. Detail of leg on bench on west side. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010. North end of hot-room.
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010. West wall and north-west corner above pool.
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010. North-east corner and east wall of hot-room.
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010.
South end of hot-room or caldarium with brick base for the labrum, or cold-water basin, removed in the 1700s.
VI.8 Herculaneum. August 2013. Base for labrum, or cold-water basin. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010. South end of hot-room or caldarium.
VI.8 Herculaneum. March 2014. South end of hot-room or
caldarium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
VI.8 Herculaneum. October 2001.
South end of hot-room or caldarium, with barrel-vaulted ceiling. Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010. Caldarium floor.
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010. The caldarium was heated by a system of suspensurae for the circulation of hot air below the flooring.
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010. South wall.
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010. East wall with doorway to tepidarium.
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010. East wall.
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010. Caldarium stuccoed ceiling, looking north.
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010. Stuccoed ceiling.
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010. Detail of stuccoed ceiling.
VI.8 Herculaneum. October 2001. Detail of stuccoed ceiling. Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.
VI.8 Herculaneum. May 2010. Detail of wall and ceiling in caldarium.