FragmentsRoman1st century BCE-1st century CE

Wall Painting Fragment

1st century BCE-1st century CE

Description

This fragment depicts alternating waves of red, pink, and yellow, which radiate from a central yellow circle, outlined with a thin white border.

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. 9 x W. 10.5 x D. 2.5 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/8 x 1 in.)

Provenance

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

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