Wall painting on red ground: candelabrum with frieze, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase

From an imperial villa in Boscotrecase, near Pompeii (Santini 1905; Alexander 1929).

1903-4, excavated by Ernesto Santini from an imperial villa on his property at Boscotrecase; from 1904, collection of E. Santini; acquired February 3, 1921, purchased from the estate of E. Santini.

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