House of the Orchard or of Floral Cubicles, (I 9.5) Site 13, Atrium, Pompeii

            Casa dei Cubicoli Floreali or House of the Floral Cubicula
or Casa del frutteto or House of the Orchard or Domus of Euplia.
Linked to I.9.6 and I.9.7. Excavated 1913 and 1951.

Although the house has its own small garden, the name of this mansion comes from the beautiful frescoes, depicting the garden on the walls of a cubicle-bedroom. 
The fame of this domus is due to the pictorial decorations of the small rooms (numbered 8 and 12) intended for repose (cubicula). The paintings dating from the Augustan period (style III) depict lush gardens with palms, shrubs and fruit trees, such as lemon, fig cherry, pear, plum and pomegranate, populated with birds of different species that enliven the landscape.

In one of the two rooms (numbered 8), the frescoed scenes reproduce, against an azure backdrop, the symbols of the cult of Osiris (the bull/Apis and canopic jars) and symbols linked to the cult of Dionysus (theatrical masks and musical instruments). Inserted amid the foliage of the trees appear some small pictures depicting muths and characters related to the world of Dionysus (Dionysus and Ariadne, satyrs and maenads), flanked by Egyptian-style statues, seated and standing, wielding the symbol of life (ankh).
Also in the second room (numbered 12), which preserves the remains of the vault, the Greek cult is merged with Egyptian. Against a black background, amid trees and birds, stands a fig tree, up which climbs a lazy serpent, an augury of prosperity. Just below is crown of roses, the symbol of the triumph of Osiris (life) over his brother Seth (death).

On the remains of the upper floor walls are preserved portions of frescoes in Style II. The paintings imitate architecture and polychrome tiling, with yellow and red panels hung with garlands. The spaces are subdivided by a series of objects and architectural elements (shields, columns, architraves) which organize and mark off the space.

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Taken in: Italy / Campania / Pompei / Pompei Scavi (show map)

Taken on: March 14, 2024

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