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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1925.6.26
Title
Wall painting fragment
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/292280

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pigment on plaster
Technique
Fresco painting
Dimensions
H. 7 x W. 9 x D. 1.6 cm (2 3/4 x 3 9/16 x 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Fausto Benedetti, Rome, gift; to Fogg Museum of Art, 1925.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Fausto Benedetti
Accession Year
1925
Object Number
1925.6.26
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
On white ground, added secco in shades of green creates a shadow. On the right is a ground of dark red.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/20/2018 - 05/06/2018

Subjects and Contexts

  • Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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