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Original scientific paper

Fragments of Painted Plaster with Imitation of Alabaster Found at Nesactium’s Roman Temple Precinct from 1978 to 1980/81

Astrid Mirjana Majkić ; Sv. Martin 26, Vodnjan, Croatia


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Abstract

This paper presents the small number of fragments of painted
plaster with imitation of alabaster found for the most part at the
north (C) and central (B) temples of the Roman temple precinct
at the Nesactium site. The surviving décor has been attributed to
central and lower zone wall decoration. The surviving fragments
indicate late period painted imitation of alabaster, i.e., from
a period when the motif had already fallen out of fashion in
Roman period painting. The proposed dating puts this work
in the period from Nero’s reign—when the use of marble and
its imitation saw renewed popularity—to the mid-2nd c. CE.

Keywords

Nesactium; imitation of alabaster; wall decoration; Roman painting

Hrčak ID:

341586

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/341586

Publication date:

10.12.2025.

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