Selina Kyle
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
House of the geometric mosaics This large dwelling, with more than 60 rooms, combines two existing houses (late 3rd-2nd cent. BC) with entrances at numbers 14 and 16: its current appearance dates from after the earthquake in 62 AD, when the external façade (opus reticulatum) and the walls of n. 16 were rebuilt, and the latter became the main house (it is the only one open to the public today). Resting against the southwestern slopes of the city, scenically positioned, it has the typical entrance sequence: atrium (among the largest in Pompeii), with a square impluvium, tablinum leading to the portico, and the large peristyle. Of particular interest is the surviving floor decoration, in signinum opus and a lovely black-and-white mosaic in geometric patterns.
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