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LOT 0857

Roman Fresco Wall Plaster Collection

1ST CENTURY B.C.

2 1/4 - 4 1/2 in. (622 grams total, 5.7-11.6 cm).

Second style, painted in red, blue and cream, one with leaf motifs. [5, No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired in the 19th century.
Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland.

Literature

Cf. Hakanen, V., 'VI Wall Plaster Fragments' in Berg, R., Kuivalainen, I., Domus Pompeiana M. Lucretii, IX,3, 5.24, The inscriptions, Works of Art and Finds from the Old and New Excavations, Vantaa, 2019, pp.196-224, figs.3-4.

Footnotes

These small fragments, showing similarities with fragments of Pompeii, seem to belong to the second style of Roman painting, red panels profiled with black lines representing highlight and shadow. The panels were probably framed by a green fillet. A couple of fragments show two
fields in alternated red and blue.

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LOT 0857

Roman Fresco Wall Plaster Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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