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Wall Painting Fragment

Wall Painting Fragment

FragmentsRoman1st century BCE-1st century CE

Wall Painting Fragment

20 BCE-45 CE

Description

The white ground of this fragment is punctuated with a yellow band that serves as a groundline. On this groundline, stands a composite candelabrum figure rendered in red paint with delicate white highlights. The motif's base consists of two curved volutes while the upper, figural portion has two arms, one holding a dish.

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Fresco painting

Medium

Pigment on plaster

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period, Early

Century

1st century BCE-1st century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 7.8 x W. 5.7 x D. 1.2 cm (3 1/16 x 2 1/4 x 1/2 in.)

Provenance

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

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