Title
Men's Caldarium, Forum Baths
Subject
Baths
Forum (Pompeii)
Description
This photograph shows the stucco-covered opus incertum walls, the rectangular windows in the barrel vault, the tub of hot water at the curved end, of the room, and the circular window in the apse's half dome, which may have had a shutter in order to control the temperature of the steam-filled caldarium.
Creator
Unknown artist
Source
Kleiner, Fred S
A History of Roman Art, enhanced ed., Boston: Wadsworth, 2010 (9780495909873)
Publisher
Department of Visual Studies
University at Buffalo
Date
ca. 80-70 BCE
BCE
Contributor
Joe Easterly
Rights
Type
caldaria
forums (open spaces)
Still Image
Identifier
VS4476773
vw-20110131-2
Date Created
2011-08-18
Date Modified
2011-08-18
Is Part Of
Media Resource Center
Visual Resources Collection
VS001
Spatial Coverage
Pompeii, Italy
Temporal Coverage
Ancient Roman
Audience
UB Only
Collection
Citation
Unknown artist, “Men's Caldarium, Forum Baths,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed January 19, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/30325.