Regio IV - Insula XVII - Edificio con Ninfeo (IV,XVII,2) (Nymphaeum Building)

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Regio IV - Insula XVII - Edificio con Ninfeo (IV,XVII,2)
(Nymphaeum Building)

This small nymphaeum is situated to the west of the Synagogue (IV,XVII,1). It was discovered in 1961. Walls of opus mixtum belong to the first half of the second century AD. In room 5 reinforcing walls were added. Collapsed masonry seems to belong to a cross-vault. The nymphaeum proper is in room 6, with a small niche in the back wall, flanked by small steps.

Plan of the nymphaeum. Mary-Jane Cuyler.

The northern part (rooms 1-4) consists of a vestibule with two columns and of a room with niches and staircases. It may have been a water reservoir. Room 10 is a corridor between the nymphaeum and the Synagogue.

Photos

Detail of the small niche in room 6, seen from the south.
Photo: Jan Theo Bakker.

The east part of the building, seen from the east.
Photo: Gerard Huissen.

Room 2 seen from the east.
Photo: Brent Nongbri.

[jthb - 8-May-2022]