Accession No

1951.345 D


Description

Painted wall plaster, probably from Pompeii or Herculaneum.
Black ground traces of white paint.


Place

Europe; ?Italy; ?Herculaneum; ?Pompeii


Period

Roman


Source

Green, Frederick William [bequeather]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1951.345 D


Cultural Affliation


Material

Plaster


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Painted wall plaster, probably from Pompeii or Herculaneum.
A: Pompeian red ground, head, shoulder and arm of small male figure painted in pale brown and flesh tints.
B: Pompeian red ground, head of girl painted in white with ?green snake
C: Pompeian red ground, head of faun painted in white playing double pipes.
D: Black ground ?traces of white paint.
E: Black ground ?traces of white paint.
Event Date 1951
Author: maa


FM:316199

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