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Wall Painting Fragment

Wall Painting Fragment

Syrian

Pale green pigment on white gypsum plaster. Pale green ground. Samples of the pigments and plaster were taken and analyzed in the Straus Center in 2023. The results pointed to the following pigments/materials: for white, gypsum; for green, green earth and gypsum. The plaster was identified as gypsum plaster.

Pigment on Plaster

Roman Imperial period

Fragments