From the exposition "Materia" in Reggia di Portici, Italy.
The itinerary is distributed into some rooms on the noble floor of the Royal Palace, according to an undoubtedly evocative disposition that will allow the visitor to not only appreciate the miracolous conservation of the wood that escaped the catastrophe that hit the Vesuvius region in 79 A.D., but also to immerse oneself in the life of the ancients and to understand how vital wood was for every activity, as well as being a precious material to the point that trees and woods often took on aspects of sacredness and symbolic values, through over 120 objects all hailing from Herculaneum and presented to the public in monographic form.
In the houses of ancient Herculaneum
Traveling along the lower 4th cardo, which reaches the sea from the Decumano maximum, we come to the Casa del Tramezzo made of wood, an elegant domus built around the 1st century. BC, which takes its name from the discovery of a partition, that is a sort of folding door in charred wood that separated the atrium from the tablinum.
The latter is characterized by doors equipped with rings and bronze supports in the shape of a ship's prow intended to house the oil lamps, as Petronius tells us when speaking of the House of Trimalchione.
The partition we see is the only archeologically known specimen so far.
In the photo we see the atrium of the house, decorated with frescoes with a red, black and ocher background and a refined earthenware floor dotted with white tiles.
In the center stands a marble impluvium decorated with a mosaic that incorporates geometric motifs and a fountain.
The valley decorated with dog-headed drips is also preserved.
Next to the tub we also see an elegant marble table with lion-footed ends.
Various rooms open onto the atrium, including the cubicola (bedroom), the tablinum (room located between the atrium and the peristyle with functions that change over time), the oecus (reception room) and the peristyle.
The house came to light between 1927 and 1933 during the excavations conducted by Amedeo Maiuri.
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