Wall Painting Fragment with Female Figure
1st century CE
Description
This fragment depicts the upper torso and head of a nude female figure on a plain red ground. The figure is in 3/4 profile with her torso facing front and her head turned to the right. A purple himation drapes off of her left shoulder and billows behind her back, an indication of her movement through space. Pink and white pigments model her fleshy abdomen, breasts, and face while an earthy ochre constitutes her hair, formed into a low chignon.
Dimensions
H. 7 × W. 8 × H. 1.8 cm (2 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 11/16 in.)
Provenance
Fausto Benedetti, Rome (by 1925), gift; to the Fogg Museum of Art, 1925.
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