Roman Fresco of a Lady Picking Fruit
4th-5th century AD. A fragment of painted plaster fresco with robed female and vine in shades of red and olive green; set in a modern plaster matrix; probably Eastern Empire. 3.5 kg, 28cm including matrix (11"). From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in London; acquired circa 1984 and subsequently cleaned and mounted in a plaster matrix by Martin Foster around 1994.
Condition Report: Fine condition.
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4th-5th century AD. A fragment of painted plaster fresco with robed female and vine in shades of red and olive green; set in a modern plaster matrix; probably Eastern Empire. 3.5 kg, 28cm including matrix (11"). From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in London; acquired circa 1984 and subsequently cleaned and mounted in a plaster matrix by Martin Foster around 1994.
Condition Report: Fine condition.