Harvard Art Museums > 1943.9: Wall painting fragment with lion Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Wall painting fragment with lion , 1943.9,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 27, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291741. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.9 Title Wall painting fragment with lion Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date 1st century CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Campania Period Roman Imperial period, Early Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291741 Physical Descriptions Medium Pigment on plaster Technique Fresco painting Dimensions H. 26 x W. 26.7 cm (10 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks label: On the top of the wooden frame appears a handwritten, cursive word possibly in chalk. There is also an old Fogg Art Museum label on the back of the frame with the former loan number 137.27. Provenance Recorded Ownership History Edward W. Forbes, Cambridge, MA, (by 1943) gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Edward W. Forbes Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.9 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This square fragment shows a floating lion on a bright, gold ground. The lion faces right in a 3/4 profile and turns his head to look over the right shoulder. A thin ribbon encircles his neck with the two ends billowing behind his head. Though the white paint used to delineate the animal is partly worn, attention to detail is visible in the carefully highlighted paws. 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. Floating decoration, such as animals or human figures, are sometimes shown in the center of large, colored panels and are particularly frequent in paintings from the mid-first century CE. Subjects and Contexts Roman Domestic Art Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
