Casa del Gran Portale
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
V
House
35
Garden
Casa con Giardino
Garden Description
554.V.35. Just to the west of the entrance to this house was a small, raised courtyard (a) which supplied light and air to the residence. This area collected rain water from the roof and directed it into the cistern which had a covered overflow emptying onto the street. Garden paintings in this courtyard gave the impression of beingin a garden.A red background was covered with flowering oleanders, a lattice fence in front and a vase-shaped fountain in the center of one panel. The wall towards the street may have had similar decoration with a pilaster in relief dividing the wall into two panels according to Maiuri, however nothing remains on this wall.
Plans
Places
Dates
unspecified
Excavation Date
unspecified
Bibliography
- Jashemski, Gardens, vol.II, p. 371
- Maiuri,Herculaneum, p. 53
- Maiuri, Ercolano, pp. 378-379 and fig. 308 (plan) on p. 378