FragmentsRoman1st century BCE-1st century CE
Wall painting fragment
20 BCE-45 CE
Description
On dark red ground: a white, horizontal band serves as a ground line. Added green secco for shading and thinly painted details suggest this may be the upper part of an entablature. On top of this band are two stylized legs of a chair, or other piece of furnishing. Light cream adds highlights to the detail.
Dimensions
H. 12.5 x W. 8.6 cm (4 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Fausto Benedetti, Rome (by 1925), gift; to Fogg Museum of Art, 1925.
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