Portion of a buildling
76.
Fragment of a wall painting
Roman
Portion of a buildling
Fresco,
ca. 15 BCE-62 CE
Gift of Molly and Walter Bareiss, B.S. 1940s
Photograph courtesy of the Yale University Art Gallery
2001.16.4
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