Accession No
1951.345 E
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 E
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:316200
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