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Wall Painting Fragment

Wall Painting Fragment

Syrian

Black pigment on white gypsum plaster. Black ground. Samples of the pigments and plaster were taken and analyzed in the Straus Center in 2023. The white was found to contain gypsum; the black was identified as likely carbon black. The plaster was identified as gypsum plaster.

Pigment on Plaster

Roman Imperial period

Fragments