Art in Pompeii and Herculanum
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Download This Quizpackwho i the owner of the house of the faun
a. cassius family
b. augustus family
c. vitruvius
d. marcus
b. augustus family
c. vitruvius
d. marcus
how large is the house of the faun
a. half an isulae
b. less than 500m2
c. 2950m2 ( whole insulae)
d. 1000m2
b. less than 500m2
c. 2950m2 ( whole insulae)
d. 1000m2
what are 3 notable features of the house of the faun
a. 1 triclinium , no perystilium , 1 taberna
b. 4 cubicula, 2 perystilia, 1 triclinium
c. 2 taberna, 1 impluvium , no exedra
d. has 2 atria, 2 peristylia, 4 triclinia
b. 4 cubicula, 2 perystilia, 1 triclinium
c. 2 taberna, 1 impluvium , no exedra
d. has 2 atria, 2 peristylia, 4 triclinia
which mosaics were found in the house of the Fau
a. none
b. Nilotic mosaic and Alexander mosiac
c. potrait of a woman
d. potrait of Nero and his wife
b. Nilotic mosaic and Alexander mosiac
c. potrait of a woman
d. potrait of Nero and his wife
when was the house of the faun built
a. 180 BC
b. 200 BC
c. 1st Centurty AD
d. 400 BC
b. 200 BC
c. 1st Centurty AD
d. 400 BC
how was the house of the faun identified
a. by a signet ring found on a man in cubiculum
b. by election slogans on walls and a named gold ring on a woman
c. by the mosaics
d. by the wall painting of the family
b. by election slogans on walls and a named gold ring on a woman
c. by the mosaics
d. by the wall painting of the family
when were most of the wall decorations done in the house of the Faun
a. late 1st century BC
b. 1st Century AD
c. Late 2nd century BC
d. Late 2nd century AD
b. 1st Century AD
c. Late 2nd century BC
d. Late 2nd century AD
What are 2 unusual features of the house of the Vetti
a. there is 1 peristylium and 1 triclinium
b. perystilium perpenicular to central axis of house, no tablinum between atrium and peristylium
c. no impluvium, 2 culina
d. occupies a while insula, has 4 triclinum
b. perystilium perpenicular to central axis of house, no tablinum between atrium and peristylium
c. no impluvium, 2 culina
d. occupies a while insula, has 4 triclinum
who are the owners of the house of the Vetti
a. marcus vetti and augustus vetti
b. anthony vetti and octavia vetti
c. Aulus Vettius conciva and Aulus vettius Restitutus
d. Aulus vettius agustus and Aulus vettius Retus
b. anthony vetti and octavia vetti
c. Aulus Vettius conciva and Aulus vettius Restitutus
d. Aulus vettius agustus and Aulus vettius Retus
how big was the house of the Vetti
a. less than 1/3 of an insula
b. more than 1/2 an isula
c. 1 insula
d. 1/2 an insula
b. more than 1/2 an isula
c. 1 insula
d. 1/2 an insula
who was the owner of the house of Pansa
a. Gnaes Agustus nigidius marcus
b. Gnaes Alleius Nigidius Maius
c. Gnaes octavian Nigidius Mais
d. Arrius Pollo
b. Gnaes Alleius Nigidius Maius
c. Gnaes octavian Nigidius Mais
d. Arrius Pollo
what is a notable feature of the house of Pansa
a. it has a large hortus, divided into rectangular plots
b. no irrigation in garden
c. no persytilium
d. 4 triclinia
b. no irrigation in garden
c. no persytilium
d. 4 triclinia
where is the Nilotic mosaic found
a. Threshold of the perystilium in the house of the faun
b. floor of the exedra
c. threshold of the exedra in the house of the Faun
d. in a cubiculum
b. floor of the exedra
c. threshold of the exedra in the house of the Faun
d. in a cubiculum
how big is the Nilotic mosiac
a. 50m long , 50m wide
b. 5.92m long, 0.70m wide
c. 5.09 m long , 0.60m wide
d. 1m long , 1 m wide
b. 5.92m long, 0.70m wide
c. 5.09 m long , 0.60m wide
d. 1m long , 1 m wide
what are some animals in the niloctic mosaic
a. mongoose and cobra, ibises, hippo and croc
b. elephant and swan
c. dove and goose
d. wolf
b. elephant and swan
c. dove and goose
d. wolf
what techniques are use in Nilotic mosaic
a. no linear perspective
b. opus vermiculatum for shding and highlighting, rows of small tessarae for background
c. small tessarae for the whole mosaic
d. only opus vermiculatum
b. opus vermiculatum for shding and highlighting, rows of small tessarae for background
c. small tessarae for the whole mosaic
d. only opus vermiculatum
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