Pompeii / fragment of wall painting / Paint / Pigment / Plaster or mortar

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Object Identifier
0000.00.0309
Object Name
fragment of wall painting
Design Style
“2nd- 3rd cent. style”
Length
11.1
Width
10.5 max.
Height
Thickness: 3.1
Weight
210.7 g
Pierced
161
Inscribed
161
Full Artifact Description
Triangular fragment of stucco, pale blue with thick dark red and a thin white stripe.
Marks: Surface dirty. Paint chipping.
Verbatim Date
2nd C BC to 79 AD
Verbatim Provenance
Italy
Verbatim Site
Pompeii
Production Site
140
Countermark
161
Exhibition Title
The Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii: Ancient Ritual Modern Muse
Discovery! Excavating the Ancient World
Ancient Color
Exhibition Curator
Gazda, Elaine
Richards, Janet
Person, Catherine
Roberts, Caroline
Exhibition Year
2019
Publication Title
Pompeii, Its Life and Art
Publication Author
Mau, A: trans. Kelsey, F. W.
Publication Year
0000
Class Title
The Romans on Display
Class Instructor
Gazda, Elaine
Class Department
History of Art
Class Number
394
Class Year
2016
Class Semester
776
Type Category
30

Technical Details

Record
0000.00.0309
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0309/dsc_6627.jpg

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"Pompeii; fragment of wall painting; Paint; Pigment; Plaster or mortar." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0309/dsc_6627.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 19, 2024.
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