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Pompeii: House of the Sculptor, entrance (VIII 7, 24)



Pompeii: House of the Sculptor, entrance (photo: Athena Review)


The House of the Sculptor (VIII.7.24) is located on via Stabiana, next to the Temple of  Aesculapius. The large tufa blocks forming the doorway to rooms on the north side of the atrium are of Samnite construction and date to the 2nd-1st century BC.

This house was excavated in 1773, 1796, and 1867.



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