VI.11.10 Pompeii. Casa del Labirinto or House of the Labyrinth.

Excavated early 1830s. Linked to VI.11.9. 

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 36, peristyle. Looking north.

According to Della Corte, he hypothesised that a certain Eutychi could have been the faithful servant/procurator of the owner, who he named as Fuficius Januarius. He surmised that Eutychi had stayed too long before fleeing from the eruption.

A skeleton was found in the lapilli, high up above the peristyle of VI.11.9/10, with a group of precious objects together with a key and seal registered to him and with the letters – Eutychi

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.44)

According to G. Luongo et al, a skeleton found above the peristyle was a woman.

See Luongo, G. et al. (2003): Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 126, (p.195)

According to Pagano and Prisciandaro, found in March 1835 in the middle of the peristyle but high above the original soil level was a skeleton.

Nearby were two gold circles, perhaps armbands or bracelets, (MN 24992 and 24993); three gold rings and an iron key, together with a bronze seal with an inscription –

Euti

chi        [CIL X 8058,33]

These objects are now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory numbers 4755, 25830, 25831, 25832.

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi, p.150 PAH, II, 304-5.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking north-west across the peristyle 36.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, looking north from south-east portico.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017.

Peristyle 36, looking west along south portico, from rear of tablinum 33.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017.

Peristyle 36, looking from south portico into west side of tablinum 33.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking west along south portico of the peristyle 36, from south-east corner.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, looking north-west from south portico.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017.

Peristyle 36, looking north along gutter along east portico, from south portico.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, looking north from south portico (continued).

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, looking north from cistern mouth in centre of south portico (continued).

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, south portico, looking north-east.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, looking north from south portico (continued).

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, looking north from south portico (continued).

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, looking north-east from south-west portico (continued).

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VI.11.9 Pompeii. October 2017.

Peristyle 36, looking north towards west portico from south-west corner, with doorway to services area, on left.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2007. Peristyle 36, looking north-east across peristyle from south-west corner.

West colonnade of peristyle showing brick columns, these had still not been redecorated in AD79 since the earthquake of AD62.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2007. Peristyle 36, looking north along west portico of peristyle.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, looking north along wall of west portico.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, looking north along wall of west portico.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii.  W.1537. Looking north along the west portico of the peristyle 36.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, detail from wall on west portico.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, detail from west wall of portico.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii but shown as VI.11.19 on photo. Pre-1937-39.

Peristyle 36, looking north-west across peristyle.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 836.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Looking north-west across peristyle.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, looking north-east from west portico.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, cistern mouth in west portico, looking north-east.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, west portico.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, west portico.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2007. Peristyle 36, looking across garden towards north side of peristyle.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2006. Peristyle 36, looking east along north side of the peristyle.

According to Garcia y Garcia –

the same bomb that fell on the house to the north of this house, also caused the partial disintegration of the roof of the stately rooms on the north side of this peristyle.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider, (p.82).

VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, looking east along north portico.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, looking east along north portico, with puteal in position.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, puteal covering cistern-mouth on north portico.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Detail of puteal and columns from peristyle 36.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, puteal and cistern mouth on north portico, looking south.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking across peristyle garden 36, from the north-west corner.

According to Jashemski, the large peristyle garden was enclosed by a portico on all sides.

The portico was supported by thirty stuccoed columns, on which numerous graffiti were written.

This peristyle was one of the largest in the city, so far found.

The portico was four metres wide.

The skeleton of a woman was found in the garden at a height of about 2.50m above the original soil level.

She had been fleeing with her jewels when she had been overcome by the falling of the lapilli.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.143).

VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, looking south towards west portico from north portico.

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VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking south along west portico, from north-west corner of Peristyle 36.

VI.11.10 Pompeii. December 2006. Wall of west portico, looking south towards room 38 and doorway into services area. 

VI.11.10 Pompeii. October 2017. Peristyle 36, looking north along wall on west portico towards room 39.

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