1st century B.C. Second style, painted in red, blue and cream, one with leaf motifs. Cf. Hakanen, V., 'VI Wall Plaster Fragments' in Berg, R., Kuivalainen, I., Domus Pompeiana M. Lucretii, IX,3, 5.24, The inscriptions, Works of Art and Finds from the Old and New Excavations, Vantaa, 2019, pp.196-224, figs.3-4. 622 grams total, 5.7-11.6 cm (2 1/4 - 4 1/2 in.).

Acquired in the 19th century. Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland.

These small fragments, showing similarities with fragments of Pompeii, seem to belong to the second style of Roman painting, red panels profiled with black lines representing highlight and shadow. The panels were probably framed by a green fillet. A couple of fragments show two fields in alternated red and blue. [5, No Reserve]