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Herculaneum: House of the Wooden Partition: atrium & tablinum
Herculaneum: House of the Wooden Partition, atrium & tablinum (photo: Athena Review)
"This
view across the atrium shows the wooden partition separating the atrium
from the tablinum. Beyond, in the background, is the peristyle or
garden area. The floor mosaic incorporates pebbles.
The
floor of the atrium slopes slightly inward to the impluvium, and lacks
columns. The ceiling is supported entirely by the rafters, a building
method called atrium tuscanium or Tuscan atrium.
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