Three fragments of wall painting
1st century CE
Description
Three wall painting fragments, said to come from a villa near Palestrina. Plain red ground; fragments on left and right have thin white, decorative bands.
Dimensions
Fragment 1: H. 5 × W. 7.3 × D. 1.3 cm (1 15/16 × 2 7/8 × 1/2 in.) Fragment 2: H. 3.5 × W. 3.3 × D. 1.1 cm (1 3/8 × 1 5/16 × 7/16 in.) Fragment 3: H. 3.9 × W. 6.3 × D. 1.2 cm (1 9/16 × 2 1/2 × 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Brought from a villa near Palestrina. Dr. A.S. Pease (by 1909), gift; to Department of the Classics, Harvard University 1909, transfer; to the Fogg Museum of Art, 1977.
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