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Wall painting fragment

Wall painting fragment

Roman

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.

Pigment on plaster

Roman Imperial period, Early

Fragments