Location of the House (Ins VI, 29) .. View of Cardo III looking south, with the House of the Double Atrium in the centre of the photograph Plan of the House .. .........................Plan of the House Key: A. Atrium B. Tablinum C. Atrium D. Peristyle Description The House of the Double Atrium has an imposing entrance set in an attractive facade, pictured opposite, almost entirely composed of opus reticulatum, an example of which is shown below. ,, .. .. There are two small windows in the ground floor facade, one of which still has its original ironwork (a similar window is pictured above). .. Over the entrance there is a terra-cotta Gorgon (top right and below) mask to ward off the evil eye. .. .. The house has an unusual layout, possibly due to constrictions of the plot available. The first atrium (A), (pictured right), whose roof is supported by four columns, is separated from the second atrium by the tablinum. .. .. .. This second atrium has an impluvium and also acted as a garden and a source of light for the upper floor which extended the length of the house. .. At the rear of the property is a large room (D), possibly an oecus. The living quarters were on the left of the property decorated in the fourth style, from which the photograph of the fresco (left) is taken (room E).

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