No. 30. Roman couch. Sepulchral urn, British Museum. No. 31. Roman Sella.
Græco-Roman Painted Decoration
In the luxurious life of the Romans colour
No. 32. Graeco-Roman Hall in house of Sallust, Pompeii.
decoration played a conspicuous part, as is evidenced in the painted work of Herculaneum and Pompeii. In this, which is generally known as the Græco-Roman period, the interiors were decorated with paintings, the general scheme being based on an architectural setting, the wall areas being divided into bays by slender columns, sometimes by pilaster panels, with plinth, or dado, frieze, and cornice, the prevailing colours being red, buff and black.
No. 33.