Polychrome wall painting on plaster (fragment) from the House of Leukaktios, Ptolemais (Cyrenaica), Roman period (3rd c. AD), 90 x 160 cm.

Architectural elements – Wall paintings

Material:Plaster/Stucco/Paste |Type:Architectural elementsPaintings/Drawings/Engravings |Countries:Libya

  • Period

    1st millennium BC – AD 1551

  • Red List

    Emergency Red List – Libya

Category

Architectural elements – Wall paintings
With figurative (humans, animals), floral and/or geometric motifs. May illustrate daily life scenes (groups in landscapes, hunting) or imitate marble.
© Polish Archaeological Mission to Ptolemais 2010