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Wall Painting Fragment

Wall Painting Fragment

Syrian

Pink and pink-red pigment on white plaster. Pink ground with perpindicular pink-red lines. The fragment was examined and analyzed in the Straus Center in 2023. Ultraviolet-induced fluorescence imaging produced results consistent with the presence of madder lake pigment.

Pigment on Plaster

Roman Imperial period

Fragments