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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.1914
Title
Fragment of wall painting with flower
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
wall painting fragment(s)
Date
1st century CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/287112

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pigment on plaster
Technique
Fresco painting
Dimensions
H. 7.5 × W. 1.2 cm (2 15/16 × 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Dr. A. S. Pease, gift; to Department of the Classics, Harvard University, 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, Gift of Dr. A. S. Pease
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.1914
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
On a gold ground: six-petalled rosette; three petals in purple and three petals in blue.



Subjects and Contexts

  • Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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