Roman Lady from Viminacium Fresco

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Title

Roman Lady from Viminacium Fresco

Date

04/04/2016

Contributor

CEM

Identifier

RS.MS.VM.2016.0004

Coverage

Country: Serbia (RS)
Province: Braničevo (BR)
Site: Viminacium (VM)
Roman Province: Moesia Superior (MS)
Date: 346-350 AD

Publisher

G-2624 (IAB)

Source

Findspot: In Situ
Findspot Description: Mural painting on the Western wall of Viminacium's Pagan tomb

Type

Fresco

Format

Natural mineral colors on stone

Description

The fresco depicts a young woman, probably the woman buried in the tomb. She is dressed very well with a lot of jewelry and has a mysterious smile and side turned glance.
Biography:
Andjelkovic, Jelena. "Painted tombs from Viminacium and their presentation to the public." In Archaeological Heritage: Methods of Education and Popularization, edited by Roksana Chowaniec and Wieslaw Wieckowski, 1-7. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2012.

Andelkovic, Jelena, Emilija Nikolic, and Dragana Rogic. "Symmetry of the Iconography of Surfaces and Spaces from the Viminacium Tombs." Archaeology and Science 7 (2011) 241-268.

Korac, Miomir, ed. The Paintings of Viminacium. Belgrade: Center from New Technology, 2000.

Creator

Local

Subject

Fresco
Jewelry
Lady
Roman
Viminacium
Pagan
Tomb

Rights

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Relation

[no text]

Language

[no text]

Files

roman.jpg

Citation

Local, “Roman Lady from Viminacium Fresco,” Archaeology of the Later Roman Empire and SEEDD at FSU, accessed April 25, 2024, https://arh41545161lateromanarch.omeka.net/items/show/6.