Casa del Salone Nero (VI.13/11)

Province

Location

Location Description

An ancient Roman town of Campania destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D.79. Named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.

Insula

Insula VI

House

House 13

Garden

Casa del Salone Nero

Keywords

porticoes
tablina

Garden Description

Excavation of this garden (a) to the rear of this elegant house took place in the spring of 1939. The garden was completely surround by a portico which had eight columns and two pillars on the north side with engaged columns placed strategically so as to provide an unimpeded view from the tablinum. The southwest corner of the garden was the location of a small pool (0.82 x 0.63).

Plans

Plan of the new excavations of Herculaneum (Maiuri, Herculaneum)

Herculaneum VI.11-19,25-26-Casa del Salone Nero

Pleiades ID

432873

TGN ID

7031897

Dates

Unspecified

Bibliography

Maiuri, Ercolano, p. 240 and fig. 187 (plan) on p. 239 (worldcat)

Contributor

Wilhelmina Jashemski (https://lib.guides.umd.edu/c.php?g=326514&p=2193250)

Publication date

21 Apr 20210