Fragment of a Wall Painting with a Swan
Fragment of a Wall Painting with a Swan
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century CE
Dimensions(Fresco) L: 11 1/8 in. (28 3/8 cm);
(Mount) H: 31 1/8 in. (79 cm); W: 20 7/8 in. (53 cm) (Dealer)
(Mount) H: 31 1/8 in. (79 cm); W: 20 7/8 in. (53 cm) (Dealer)
MediumPlaster substrate; polychrome paint on red ground. Both wet and dry fresco.
ClassificationPaintings
Credit LineOrion Fund
Object number
2008.171
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of fresco.
Published ReferencesKunstwerke der Antike: Privatsammlungen aus der Schwiz, Deutschland, Belgien, und weiterer Besitz, Cahn Auktion 3, Basel, 19 September 2008, pp. 144-145, lot 243.
Roman Period (1st to 4th century CE)
19th century
about 1250-1275
Northern Song Dynasty (960-1279), 10th century
Northern Song Dynasty (960-1279), 952
Northern Song Dynasty (960-1279), 10th century
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