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Dark Roman fresco wall with framed panels, gold linear ornament, a small yellow medallion, and a maroon lower dado with geometric designs.

Wall painting on black ground: Egyptianizing scene and pair of swans, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase

A dark fresco wall divided into framed panels with thin gold-and-white linear ornament, a small yellow medallion above the left panel, and a maroon dado with geometric borders below. The muted composition shows architectural framing rather than the figures named in the record.

Artist
Unknown
Date
last decade of the 1st century BCE
Medium
Fresco
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
4000 × 4000 px
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1920

Español: Pintura mural sobre fondo negro con paneles arquitectónicos, villa de Boscotrecase

Un muro de fresco oscuro dividido en paneles enmarcados con finos ornamentos lineales dorados y blancos, un pequeño medallón amarillo sobre el panel izquierdo y un zócalo granate con bordes geométricos abajo. La composición sobria muestra un marco arquitectónico, no las figuras que menciona el registro.

Português: Pintura mural em fundo preto com painéis arquitetônicos, villa de Boscotrecase

Uma parede de afresco escuro dividida em painéis emoldurados, com finos ornamentos lineares dourados e brancos, um pequeno medalhão amarelo sobre o painel esquerdo e um rodapé bordô com bordas geométricas embaixo. A composição sóbria mostra moldura arquitetônica, não as figuras citadas no registro.

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