1977.216.3179: Fragment of a Roman Wall Painting with Standing Figure set back to back with Inscription on Slate
Fragments
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1977.216.3179
- Title
- Fragment of a Roman Wall Painting with Standing Figure set back to back with Inscription on Slate
- Classification
- Fragments
- Work Type
- wall painting fragment(s)
- Date
- 1st century CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Pompeii (Campania)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Early
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/289467
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Pigment, plaster, and slate
- Technique
- Fresco painting
- Dimensions
- H. 26 x W. 21 cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Henry W. Haynes, bequest; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, 1912, 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, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
- Accession Year
- 1977
- Object Number
- 1977.216.3179
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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This fragment of painting depicts part of a figure standing under an archway. The figure faces left, but looks over his right shoulder. White, yellow, and light pink highlights model the figure's toned body and ringlets of curly hair. A long object, possibly a staff, rests on his right shoulder and his right arm reaches up to steady the end. On the right, a decorative green band is bordered in dark red.
Two fragments set back to back in plaster: A. Part of a standing figure in fresco; B. Inscription in Slate: VI-- DUO-- - Commentary
- Brightly colored wall paintings often decorated the interior, and sometimes exterior, of Roman buildings. The fragment shown is just one small part of a much larger decorative scheme that would have covered an entire wall. In some instances, small, decorative figures are found in painted architectural settings, between columns, archways, or other build features.
Subjects and Contexts
- Roman Domestic Art
Verification Level
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