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Wall Painting Fragment

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

Fragments