DRAFT
Casa del Paprio Dipinto
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
IV
House
8-9
Garden
Casa del Paprio Dipinto
Keywords
Garden Description
544.IV.8-9. This narrow house excavated in 1929-1932 had a small paved courtyard serving as both a light well and an impluvium. This area could have held potted plants. A hunt scene once decorated the back wall, featuring lions and bulls, scenes more typically found on the walls of more luxurious dwellings.
Plans
Places
Dates
unspecified
Excavation Date
1929-1932
Bibliography
- Jashemski, Gardens, vol.II, p. 370 (worldcat)
- Maiuri, Herculaneum, pp. 32 (worldcat)
- Maiuri, Ercolano, pp. 424 and fig. 365 (plan) on p. 424. (worldcat)