Wall Painting Fragment
Syrian
Green and orange pigment on white plaster.
Samples of the pigments and plaster were taken and analyzed in the Straus Center in 2023. The results pointed to the following pigments/materials: green earth (celadonite) for green; gypsum for white; possibly carbon black for black. The plaster was identified as gypsum plaster.
Pigment on Plaster
Roman Imperial period