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93 - FRAGMENT OF A STILL-LIFE FRESCO
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FRAGMENT OF A STILL-LIFE FRESCO Roman art, circa the 1st century A.D. Fresco fragment depicting, within a rectangular frame with a purple border, three figs surmounting two pilasters and an entablature decorated with leafy branches on a black background. Visible losses, cracks. Dimensions: 20.7 x 36.8 cm Provenance: Former American private collection, acquired on the New York art market in the 1970s Bonhams, London, April 29, 2009: Lot 27 (ill.) Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA273) Bibliography: Bonhams, Antiquities Sale, London, April 29, 2009, lot 27 M. Merrony, “Roman Mosaics” in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 114, fig. 2 We Didn’t Invent Anything! Products, Trade, and Gastronomy in Roman Antiquity, Musées de Marseille, France, November 24, 2019 A Roman polychrome fresco fragment with still life decoration, Circa 1st century A.D.
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