Harvard Art Museums > 1935.7.1: Wall painting fragment Fragments 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 , 1935.7.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291936. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1935.7.1 Title Wall painting fragment Classification Fragments Work Type wall painting fragment(s) Date 160-250 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Dura-Europos (Syria) Period Roman Imperial period Culture Syrian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291936 Location Location Level 3, Room 3440, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Middle Eastern Art in the Service of Kings View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Pigment on Plaster Technique Painted Dimensions Irreg.: H. 14.7 ×W. 26 × D. 0.5 cm (5 13/16 × 10 1/4 × 3/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Yale School of Fine Arts Accession Year 1935 Object Number 1935.7.1 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 Black, green, pink and red pigment on white-grey gypsum plaster. Green bands, outlined by straight and scalloped black lines, bordering a white band decorated with red squiggles. 1935.7.1 shares a decorative scheme with wall painting fragments 1940.97.57 and 1940.97.58. Samples of the pigments and plaster were taken and analyzed in the Straus Center in 2023. The results pointed to the following pigments/materials: for red: red ochre (hematite); for pink: gypsum and organic red (likely madder lake); and for white (gypsum). The plaster was identified as gypsum plaster. Exhibition History 32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/11/2023 - 06/01/2025 Related Works 1940.97.57 Wall Painting Fragment Fragments 1940.97.58 Wall Painting Fragment Fragments Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
