FragmentsRoman1st century BCE-1st century CE

Wall painting fragment with moulded border

1st century BCE-1st century CE

Description

On white ground: shades of light purple, pink, and yellow imitate veigning of a stone. The moulded border is colored with light red paint.

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Fresco painting

Medium

Pigment on plaster

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Republican period, Late, to Early Imperial

Century

1st century BCE-1st century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 11 x W. 8 x D. 2 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/8 x 13/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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