Herculaneum Ins. Orientalis I.2. Casa del Rilievo di Telefo or House of the Relief of Telephus.
House of the bas-relief of Orestes. First excavated 1934-36.
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Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. May 2018. Looking north-east across atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. May 2006. Looking north-east across impluvium in atrium.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, 1964. Looking across impluvium in atrium towards tablinum and garden area. 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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Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, 1964. Looking north-east across atrium. 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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Displayed in the ala, on the north side of the atrium, a display case can be seen.
Clearly visible inside the case was one of the marble oscilla in the shape of a pelta.
See Camardo, D.
& Notomista, M. (eds.). (2017). Ercolano: 1927-1961. L’impresa
archeologica di Amedeo Maiuri e l’esperimento della citta museo. Rome.
“L’Erma” di Bretschneider, (p.262-3).
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, June 1962. Looking north-east across impluvium in atrium.
Photo by Brian Philp: Pictorial Colour Slides, forwarded by Peter Woods
(H42.9 Herculaneum House of the Relief of Telephus)
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. May 2006. North-east side of atrium.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, September 2015. North side of atrium.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, May 2009. Looking towards north side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, May 2018.
Looking towards north-west corner of atrium, and north ala, on right. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. August 2013. Looking towards north-west corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, September 2015.
Doorway in north-west corner of atrium, leading towards the courtyard of the stables area at Ins. Orientalis I, 3.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. August 2013.
Column in north-west corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, March 2014. Second column from north-west corner of atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, March 2014. Detail from second column on north side of atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. August 2013. Looking east along north side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. October 2020.
North wall of atrium, detail from west end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. October 2020.
Detail from west end of north wall of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. October 2020.
North wall of atrium, detail from centre. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. October 2020.
North wall of atrium, detail from east end, and doorway to stables area. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, March 2014. Looking north through doorway into stables area of Ins. Orientalis I.3.
Foto
Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, March 2014.
Detail from north wall of atrium on west side of doorway to stables area.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. August 2013.
Detail of painted north wall at east end on west side of doorway. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. October 2020.
Upper north wall at east end, detail. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. October 2020.
Detail of painted panel on upper north wall of atrium, at east end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, March 2014.
Looking east along north wall of atrium towards north-east corner and doorway to stables area.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. October 2020.
East wall in north-east corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. October 2020.
Upper east wall, painted panel. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. October 2020.
Detail of painted panel on upper east wall in atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, September 2015. Plaster cast of an original marble oscillum disc found here.
Oscilla, were decorative discs or masks used to ward off evil.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, September 2015. Plaster cast of the original marble oscillum disc found here.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, September 2015. Plaster cast of the original marble oscillum disc found here.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, April 2014.
Plaster cast of an original marble oscillum disc of a dancing faun, found here. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, September 2015. Plaster cast of the original marble oscillum disc found here.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, September 2015. Plaster cast of the original marble oscillum disc found here.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, April 2014.
Plaster cast of an original marble oscillum disc showing a dancing Maenad, found here. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, September 2015. Plaster cast of the original marble oscillum disc found here.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, September 2015. Plaster cast of the original marble oscillum disc found here.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. Bas-relief of Orestes consulting the oracle of Apollo at Delphi.
The house has also at times been referred to as the House of the bas-relief of Orestes.
Ruesch describes it as Oreste at Delphi sitting on the altar in a
side profile looking towards the right, with sword in hand, a motif often used
for Diomede.
At his side is the tripod with a laurel tree.
Above a column is a statue of Apollo, type of the 5th century BC.
On the ground, right, is one of the Eumenides sleeping.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 6689.
See Ruesch A., 1908. Guida illustrata del Museo Nazionale di Napoli. Napoli: Richter, p. 160 no. 502.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. August 2013. North side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. 7th August 1976. Looking towards north side of atrium.
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides collection.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum, 1964. Looking towards north side of atrium. 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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Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum 4th December 1971. Looking west along
north side of atrium.
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides collection.
Ins. Orientalis I.2, Herculaneum. August 2013.
Looking west along north side of atrium, from north ala. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
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