1977.216.2517.A-B: Two fragments of wall painting
Fragments
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1977.216.2517.A-B
- Title
- Two fragments of wall painting
- Classification
- Fragments
- Work Type
- wall painting fragment(s)
- Date
- 20 BCE-100 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Early
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/290679
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Pigment on plaster
- Technique
- Fresco painting
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Henry W. Haynes, bequest; to the Department of the Classics, 1912, transfer; to 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
- 1977.216.2517.A-B
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- 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.
Subjects and Contexts
- Roman Domestic Art
Verification Level
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