Fragment of wall painting | Harvard Art Museums

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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