House of Cupid and Psyche
House of Cupid and Psyche (also House of Cupid and Psyche; Italian Domus di Amore e Psiche ) is the modern name of a rich 4th century house in Ostia (I, XIV, 5). It was excavated in 1938.
The elegant house was built into an old, ruined apartment building. The new house had a central aisle that divided it into two parts. On the east side there was a small garden with a nymphaeum . The garden was bordered by Corinthian columns. On the other side there were four rooms, a toilet and a staircase to an upper floor.
The walls of the house were covered with rich marble ( opus sectile ). The same goes for the floors. The group of Cupid and Psyche that gave the house its name was in one room . The house is good evidence of the rich use of marble in houses of this time, whereas wall paintings hardly played a role.
literature
- Alexander G. McKay: Roman houses, mansions and palaces . Raggi-Verlag, Feldmeilen 1984, ISBN 3761105851 , p. 75.
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Coordinates: 41 ° 45 ′ 14.6 " N , 12 ° 17 ′ 9.8" E