II.1.12
Pompeii. Complesso dei Riti magici or Magic Rites Complex
or Casa di Biria, Sibilla
pompeiana or Officina Magica of Sextilius Pyrricus.
Linked to II.1.11. Excavated 1954, 1957, 1963, 1985.
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south to doorway to room on south side of peristyle garden.
II.1.11/12 Pompeii. 1974.
Oblong room SW of peristyle, N wall by NW corner, and doorway to peristyle area. Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.
American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_74_1_30.
II.1.11/12 Pompeii. 1975.
Oblong room behind garden, SW of peristyle, detail of N wall on west side of doorway.
Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.
American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_75_5_27.
II.1.11/12 Pompeii. 1974.
House, oblong room SW of peristyle, N wall by NW corner, detail. Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.
American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_74_1_31.
II.1.11/12 Pompeii. 1974.
House, oblong room SW of peristyle, N wall by NW corner, detail. Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.
American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_74_1_32.
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009.
Room on south side with window in west wall looking out over the front garden area of II.1.11, looking towards south-west corner.
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009. Remains of plaster on south wall.
II.1.11/12 Pompeii. 1974.
Oblong room SW of peristyle, S wall forward SW corner by doorway. Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.
American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_74_1_33.
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009. Room on south side, south wall with window to II.1.11, looking towards south-east corner.
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009. Room on south side, remains of flooring, looking south-east.
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking east on south side of peristyle garden. Doorway into room in south-east corner.
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009. North-east corner and east wall of room in south-east corner of peristyle.
eII.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009. East wall and south-east corner of room in south-east corner of peristyle garden.
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009.
Looking north along front of rooms towards the large sacellum or shrine, on the east side of peristyle garden.
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north-west across garden towards the masonry altar.
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway and windows of rooms on the east side of the peristyle.
According to Wilhelmina, “To the left of the sacellum were two adjacent storerooms.
To the right were two roughly furnished cubicles in which various significant cult objects were found.”
See Jashemski, W. F., 1979. The Gardens of Pompeii. New York: Caratzas. (p.135).
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009. South-east corner and south wall of middle room on east side of peristyle.
II.1.12 Pompeii.
March 2024. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
No. 5, Bronze hand of Sabazios (Mano pantea). (1st century BC).
(5, Mano
pantea, bronzo, I sec. a.C. Sabazios).
On display in
exhibition in Palaestra entitled – “L’altra Pompei, vite comuni all’ombra
del Vesuvio”.
II.1.12 Pompeii, 1978. Cult objects of two bronze hands. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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II.1.12 Pompeii, 1978. Cult objects, the reverse of the two bronze hands. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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II.1.12 Pompeii, 1978. Terracotta vase found with other cult objects. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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II.1.12 Pompeii, 1978.
Detail of one side of the terracotta vase. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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II.1.12 Pompeii, 1978.
Detail of the other side of the terracotta vase. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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II.1.12 Pompeii, 1978. Reverse of the terracotta vase. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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II.1.12 Pompeii, March 2024. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
No. 1 (on right) – Statuette of boy in short tunic (perfume burner ?), Bronze, Ist century AD.
(No. 1 – Statuetta di fanciullo in tunica corta
(bruciaprofumi?), Bronzo, I sec. d.C.)
On display in exhibition in Palaestra, entitled - “L’altra Pompei, vite comuni all’ombra del Vesuvio”.
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009. South doorway to sacellum or shrine, on east side of peristyle.
II.1.12 Pompeii. July 2017.
Looking east from entrance doorway across peristyle garden towards
wide west doorway of sacellum/oecus.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009. Wide west doorway to sacellum from peristyle garden.
Looking across
peristyle garden towards south pilaster of wide west doorway to sacellum.
Foto
Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009. East wall of sacellum with high podium or bench, which extends the width of the room.
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009. Sacellum floor.
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009. South-east corner of podium or bench in sacellum.
According to Wilhelmina, “A large, high, red podium that extended across the width of the room stood against the rear wall.
This has been variously explained as a podium for a statue, and a couch for a Sibyl.”
See Jashemski, W. F., 1979. The Gardens of Pompeii. New York: Caratzas. (p.135).
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009. North wall and north-east corner of small room or storeroom on the north side of the sacellum.
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009.
North wall with remains of painted decoration in small room or storeroom on the north side of the sacellum.
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009.
Pillar on south side of sacellum. Various graffiti were found on the pillars on each side of the door.
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009.
Pillar on north side. Various graffiti were found on the pillars at each side of the door.
Behind the pillar, against the north wall, can be seen the second small storeroom.
II.1.12 Pompeii. March 2009. A lava threshold/sill along the sacellum, for closing it with shutters.