Fragment of painted plaster from the Propylaea, Athens

FragmentsGreek5th century BCE

Fragment of painted plaster from the Propylaea, Athens

480-323 BCE

Description

Plain red ground.

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Painted

Medium

Pigment on plaster

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period

Century

5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 1.9 x W. 2.2 cm (3/4 x 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Brought from the Propylaea, Athens.The Misses Norton, (by 1912), gift; to the Fogg Museum of Art, 1912.

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