VI.8.22 Pompeii. Casa della Fontana Grande or House of the Large Fountain

or Casa della prima Fontana a mosaico or House of Helvius Vestalis.

Quick Outline

This page has been created to give an appreciation of the main rooms and areas of the interesting House of the Large Fountain.

Detail

If you are interested to see the house in more detail, the rooms are shown in greater detail in the subsequent parts.

Detailed photos

VI.8.22 Pompeii, in centre. September 2019. Entrance doorway on west side of Via di Mercurio.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. July 2017. Looking west through entrance doorway.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. August 2021. Looking west from entrance corridor, across atrium and impluvium. Photo courtesy of Robert Hanson.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. January 2019. Terracotta puteal on north-east corner of impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. January 2017.

Looking west across impluvium in atrium towards tablinum, and fountain in portico.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking west along south side of atrium.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north-west across atrium with impluvium.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorways to rooms on north side of atrium.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017.

Looking east across atrium towards doorways to two cubicula, on either side of entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. January 2019.

Looking towards south-east corner of atrium with blocked doorways in south wall with marble thresholds. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017.

Doorway to room 2 in south-east corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 3, ala, on the south side of atrium.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017. Looking west towards stairs to upper floor. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017.

Stairs to upper floor and west wall of south ala, at the rear of which is the oecus, with tablinum, on right. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017.

Oecus on south side of tablinum, looking towards the south wall with remaining decoration. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room 6, looking south along portico area at south end of garden towards doorway leading to kitchen area.

On the left behind the wall is the oecus. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, kitchen area.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, bench and hearth in kitchen.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017. Room 6, looking south along east portico showing the three columns. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017. Room 6, column and pilaster. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

According to Jashemski, there was a portico supported by three columns at the south end.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas, (p.135).

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017. Room 6, looking south along east portico. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. January 2019.

Large mosaic aedicula fountain with statuette. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017. Room 11, looking towards the large fountain on west side of garden. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. January 2019.

Hollow marble mask on south side of fountain. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017. Detail of aedicula mosaic and shell fountain. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. January 2019. Detail from niche of fountain. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. January 2019.

Detail from centre panel of a mask of a river god surrounded by plants. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017. Detail from centre panel of a mask of a river god surrounded by plants. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017. Looking south towards north side of fountain. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. January 2019. Hollow marble mask on north side of fountain. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017. Centre panel of a mask of a river god surrounded by plants.

Underneath is the opening for the water which then fell down the marble steps into the pool below. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii, August 2021. Detail of fountain and statuette. Photo courtesy of Robert Hanson.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room 11, looking towards north-east corner of garden area with large window from triclinium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017.

Looking north from portico of peristyle towards doorway to triclinium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017. Doorway to triclinium, looking north from portico of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017. Triclinium, looking towards window in west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017.

Triclinium, looking towards north-west corner and remaining decoration on north wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017. Triclinium, looking towards south-east corner and doorway to atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to triclinium, from north-west corner of atrium in west wall of north ala.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. January 2019.

Looking west across tablinum towards fountain in garden area, with triclinium, on right. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room 13, looking south-west across floor in tablinum from doorway of triclinium, on right, towards doorway to oecus.

Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017. Room 13, looking north-west across mosaic flooring in tablinum. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room 13, looking north-east across mosaic in tablinum, towards atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. January 2019.

Looking east from tablinum across atrium towards entrance doorway onto Via di Mercurio. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017. North ala, on left, and doorways to rooms on north side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017. Doorways on north side of atrium to rooms 15, 16, 17 and 18. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017. Doorways to rooms on north side of atrium in north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. January 2019.

Doorway to room 18, with stairs in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017. Room 18, west wall with stairs to upper floor. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.8.22 Pompeii. May 2017. Doorway to room 19 in north-east corner of atrium, on left.

The entrance corridor and doorway are on the right. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.