FragmentsGreek5th century BCE

Fragment of wall painting

450 BCE-400 BCE

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Painted

Medium

Pigment on plaster

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period, High

Century

5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 2.5 x W. 4.3 cm (1 x 1 11/16 in.)

Provenance

J.M. Paton, Rome, Italy (by 1906), gift; to Department of the Classics, Harvard University, 1908, transfer; to Fogg Art Museum, 1977

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