Ancient Art, Antiquities & Coins
May 29, 2019
(your local time)
United kingdom
The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom
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LOT 1033:
Roman Polychrome Fresco Fragment Group
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Start price:
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Estimated price:
$100 - $140
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30%
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Roman Polychrome Fresco Fragment Group
1st century AD
A group of well preserved thick coarse white wall plaster fragments from a fresco, with painted designs in white, grey and coral pink. 730 grams total, 7-12cm (2 3/4 - 4 3/4"). Fair condition. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a UK gentleman; formerly in the Jeger collection, Switzerland; acquired in the 19th century; reputed to be from the ancient city of Pompeii in Campania, Italy.
Literature
For similar see Casa Dell’Ara Massima or House of Pinarius or Casa di Narcisso, VI.16.15 Pompeii, excavated 1903.
