FragmentsRoman1st century BCE-1st century CE

Wall painting fragment

15 BCE-45 CE

Description

On black ground: dark green band at the top with thin, white outline; a decorative detail on the left, consists of five concentric white lines, filled with shades of red and yellow.

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. 13 x W. 10 x D. 2.5 cm (5 1/8 x 3 15/16 x 1 in.)

Provenance

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

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