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Fresco on a dark ground with a central candelabrum flanked by two pale swans, framed by thin gold borders.

Wall Painting on Black Ground: Pair of Swans and Candelabra, Boscotrecase

A dark fresco panel shows a central vertical candelabrum with a thin stem, scrolling foliate base and small cups, flanked by two pale swans perched on ornamental supports. Thin gold-toned borders frame the composition, and the black ground shows faint cracks and wear.

Artist
Unknown
Date
last decade of the 1st century BCE
Medium
Fresco
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
4000 × 4000 px
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1920

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