FragmentsRoman1st century CE

Fragment of architectural moulding

1st century CE

Description

Fragment of architectural frieze; variant of leaf-and-dart pattern with traces of red pigment.

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Stucco

Medium

Traces of pigment on plaster

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Republican period, Late, to Early Imperial

Century

1st century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 4 x W. 9 x D. 2.6 cm (1 9/16 x 3 9/16 x 1 in.)

Provenance

Fausto Benedetti, Rome (by 1925), gift; to Fogg Museum of Art, 1925.

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