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

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last decade of the 1st century BCE · Fresco · Greek and Roman Art

On black ground; candelabrum surmounted by a panel with Egyptianizing scene of priest kneeling in front of a statue of Anubis; behind the statue stands a priestess in the guise of Isis.

Artist

Unknown

Date

last decade of the 1st century BCE

Medium

Fresco

Culture

Roman, Pompeian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1920