Fragment Painted Plaster

Title: Fragment Painted Plaster
Inventory Number: A0178
Date Acquired: 1909
Source: Magoffin
Provenance: Rome, ?Porta Salaria, ?Porta Pia
From Date: -25
To Date: 100
Description: Thin fragment w white background decorated w tall leafy stalk in green rising fr yellow stem w opposing leaves; extending from one broken edge to base of plant broad yellow stripe terminating in now damaged device at end; between end of stripe & base of plant traces of additional decoration in red. Fairly flat back surface.
State of Preservation: Trapezoidal, all edges broken. Added paint worn; slight dirt incrustation.
Height: 11.07 cm
Width: 14.07 cm
Color: Wall body ca 10YR 7/1 )light gray); dead white surface; yellow 5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow); green 5GY 6/1 (greenish gray); red 7.5R 5/4 (weak red).
Type: wall decoration
Material: painted plaster