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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1940.96.1
Title
Wall painting fragment
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
wall painting fragment(s)
Date
1st-2nd century CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinth (Corinthia)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291540

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pigment on plaster
Technique
Painted
Dimensions
H. 1.5 × W. 2.5 cm (9/16 × 1 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From Corinth. Prentice Duell, Watertown, MA (by 1940) gift; to Fogg Art Museums, 1940.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Prentice Duell
Accession Year
1940
Object Number
1940.96.1
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
On red ground; all-over light blue top layer.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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