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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.2123.310
Title
Fragment of wall painting
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
wall painting fragment(s)
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Delos (Aegean Islands)
Period
Roman Republican period, Late, to Early Imperial
Culture
Graeco-Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/191946

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pigment on plaster
Technique
Fresco painting
Dimensions
irregular: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Professor J.M. Paton (since 1893), gift; to the Department of the Classics Harvard University, 1893, transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University; deposited by Professor J. M. Paton
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.2123.310
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Fragment of a wall painting; plain red ground with no decoration.

Verification Level

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