Wall painting fragment | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1925.6.38
Title: Wall painting fragment
Classification: Fragments
Work Type: wall painting fragment(s)
Date: 20 BCE-45 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe
Period: Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/292054

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Pigment on plaster
Technique: Fresco painting
Dimensions: H. 12.5 x W. 8.6 cm (4 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Fausto Benedetti, Rome (by 1925), 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: 1925.6.38
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: On dark red ground: a white, horizontal band serves as a ground line. Added green secco for shading and thinly painted details suggest this may be the upper part of an entablature. On top of this band are two stylized legs of a chair, or other piece of furnishing. Light cream adds highlights to the detail.

Exhibition History

Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008

Verification Level

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1925.6.38: Wall painting fragment