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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1912.45
Title
Fragment of painted plaster from the Propylaea, Athens
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
wall painting fragment(s)
Date
480-323 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica)
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/293272

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pigment on plaster
Technique
Painted
Dimensions
H. 1.9 x W. 2.2 cm (3/4 x 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Brought from the Propylaea, Athens.The Misses Norton, (by 1912), gift; to the Fogg Museum of Art, 1912.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of The Misses Norton
Accession Year
1912
Object Number
1912.45
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Plain red ground.

Verification Level

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