Wall fragment with Siren, sea monsters and niche on black ground
50—79 CE.84 × 64 cm. Inv. No. 72.AG.78.6.Los Angeles, John Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa in Malibu
Wall fragment with Siren, sea monsters and niche on black ground.
50—79 CE.
84 × 64 cm.
84 × 64 cm.
Inv. No. 72.AG.78.6.
Los Angeles, John Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa in Malibu.
Origin:
From Boscoreale. Until 1972 — Elie Borowski, Polish, 1913—2003 (Basel, Switzerland), sold to the J. Paul Getty Museum in 1972.
Literature:
Vermeule, Cornelius, and Norman Neuerberg. Catalogue of the Ancient Art in the J. Paul Getty Museum (Malibu: J. Paul Getty Museum, 1973), pp. 46—47, no. 95 f.
Credits:
(cc) 2019. Photo, text: The J. Paul Getty Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program.
Digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program.
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