wall-painting
- Museum number
- 1899,0215.2
- Description
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Fresco wall painting representing a coastal landscape showing a boat departing from a harbour. It is watched from a tall building by several people, one of whom raises an arm to wave goodbye. In the distance, other boats can be seen, while in the foreground a fisherman fishes from a bridge.
- Production date
- 30BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 32 centimetres
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Length: 61 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- This panel formed part of a wall of a villa at Boscoreale near Pompeii, which was painted in the so-called third style, where central panels showing landscapes, still life such as fruit and fish, or mythological scenes, were framed by elongated frames of columns, candelabra and floral motifs.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2015-2016 4 Dec-3 July, National Museum of Singapore, ‘Treasures of the World’s Cultures’
- Acquisition date
- 1899
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1899,0215.2
