Collection: Macquarie University History Museum
Inscribed Fresco Fragment
| Accession # | MU395 |
| Creator | |
| Culture | Roman |
| Period | Mid-High Empire |
| Date | 1st Century CE |
| Provenance | Pompeii |
| Material/s | Pigment, Plaster |
| Dimensions | |
| Collection | Macquarie University History Museum |
| Source | Macquarie University, MAC |
| Classification |
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MU395 is a small fragment of a wall fresco from Pompeii. The angular fragment has been painted with a dark shade of red-brown paint – a popular colour used in Roman wall painting. In the middle of the fragment six letters have been deeply inscribed into the surface. The fragment is significantly abraded in some sections which has resulted in the paint having been worn away and the underlying white stucco surface of the wall being revealed.
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Syllabus Links
- Stage 6 HSC Core Study. Cities of Vesuvius – Investigating and interpreting the sources for Pompeii and Herculaneum
- Everyday life; housing, leisure activities, food and dining, clothing, health, baths, water supply, sanitation (ACHAH377)
- The social structure; men, women, freedmen, slaves (ACHAH375)
- The influence of Greek and Egyptian cultures; art and architecture (ACHAH378)
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Historical Concepts and Skills; Analysis and use of sources
- Explain the meaning and value of sources for an historical inquiry (ACHAH007, ACHAH009)
- Analyse sources to identify and account for the different perspectives of individuals and groups in the past (ACHAH010)
- Analyse and synthesise evidence from different types of sources to develop reasoned claims (ACHAH008)
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Historical Concepts and Skills; Historical Interpretation
- Form judgements about historical significance, recognising that significance may be attributed for different purposes
- Analyse and evaluate contested interpretations and representations of the past (ACHAH011, ACHAH012)
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Historical Concepts and Skills; Historical investigation and research
- Use evidence from a range of sources to inform investigation and research (ACHAH005)
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Historical Concepts and Skills; Explanation and communication
- Develop texts, particularly historical accounts and arguments, supported by relevant evidence from sources (ACHAH013)
- Stage 6 HSC Core Study. Cities of Vesuvius – Investigating and interpreting the sources for Pompeii and Herculaneum
- Educational Resources
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Online Resources
- Anderson, M.L., (1987-1988), ""Pompeian Frescoes in The Metropolitan Museum of Art"", The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 45;3, pp.1-56.
- Mueseo Archaeologico Nazionale di Napoli – Frescoes
- The Ancient Graffiti Project
- Royal Society of Chemistry – Wall Painting Techniques
- John Hopkins Archaeological Museum – Roman Walls and Floors
- INTRODUCTORY RESOURCE – Herculaneum Walking Tour
- INTRODUCTORY RESOURCE - The British Museum - Pompeii Live
- INTRODUCTORY SOURCE- Ideas Roadshow; Herculaneum Uncovered – A Conversation with Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
- INTRODUCTORY SOURCE - Pompeii Bibliography and Mapping Project
- INTRODUCTORY SOURCE – PompeiiinPictures
- INTRODUCTORY SOURCE – HerculaneuminPictures
- INTRODUCTORY SOURCE – Herculaneum Panoramas
- RECENT DISCOVERIES – Instagram account and updates from excavations at regio. V at Pompeii
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Bibliography/References
- Anderson, M.L., (1987-1988), ""Pompeian Frescoes in The Metropolitan Museum of Art"", The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 45;3, pp.1-56
- Cooley, A.E., & Cooley, M.G.L., (2004), Pompeii; A Sourcebook, London.
- Dobbins, J. & Foss, P., (2008) The World of Pompeii, London.
- Flohr, M., & Wilson, A. (eds.) (2017), The Economy of Pompeii, Oxford.
- Harbison, R., (2015), Ruins and Fragments Tales of Loss and Rediscovery, London.
- Milnor, K., (2014), Graffiti and the Literary Landscape in Roman Pompeii, Oxford.
- Wallace-Hadrill, A., (1994) Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum, New Jersey.
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