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Two cubicula flanked the entrance, one of which preserves the fresco of Leda. Excavations also brought to light the tablinum, a corridor providing access to the service quarters, and other rooms connected with the atrium. The decoration belongs predominantly to the **Fourth Pompeian Style**. The atrium features red and yellow panels, painted architectural elements, and small mythological pictures, including a representation of Narcissus. 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