Roman Fresco Coaster

We have reproduced four designs of delicately painted images from ancient Roman frescoes on coasters made of tumbled Botticino marble, which mimics the texture of a plaster wall from antiquity. Each has a detail from a fresco fragment in the collection of the museum at the Getty Villa. Each coaster is 4" square and has a cork back. Made in the U.S.A. Fresco painting was one of the most popular methods of wall decoration in ancient Rome. A wall would first be covered with fresh plaster. Pigments were then dissolved in water and applied to wet plaster. The combination of minerals in the pigment and carbon dioxide in the air created a solid surface upon drying. Ancient fresco painting yields colorful, enduring works of art, which crack due to the settling of building walls.Sold Individually Fragment - Fresco Fragment: This reproduction features a detail of a Roman fresco from about the 1st century CE in the museum's Antiquities collection.  Fragment - CSTRFF Cupids - Fresco Fragment with