Facsimile of a Wall Painting

Painting

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The Civilization of Llhuros

FACSIMILE OF A WALL PAINTING | circa 1966-71 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art: Facsimile of a rectangular fresco or wall painting fragment, displaying aged and cracked areas that suggest its historical origin. The artwork features a central figure, possibly depicting a mythological or religious scene from an ancient civilization. Warm earth tones dominate the piece, with accents of green and purple adding depth. The piece is surrounded by decorative architectural columns, adding to its grandeur. The intricate line work and detailed patterns suggest skilled craftsmanship, while the visible cracks reveal its antiquity.
FACSIMILE OF A WALL PAINTING | circa 1966-71 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art

Facsimile of a rectangular fresco or wall painting fragment, displaying aged and cracked areas that suggest its historical origin. The artwork features a central figure, possibly depicting a mythological or religious scene from an ancient civilization. Warm earth tones dominate the piece, with accents of green and purple adding depth. The piece is surrounded by decorative architectural columns, adding to its grandeur. The intricate line work and detailed patterns suggest skilled craftsmanship, while the visible cracks reveal its antiquity.

Name/Title

Facsimile of a Wall Painting

Entry/Object ID

COL.111

Description

The original mural, measuring roughly 7 x 6 meters and reproduced here by a staff artist, was found in a gaming room in the villa of Kai Preiden. It depicts a male orant celebrant standing in a temple door. The posts support decorative arches of phallic outline, an architectural feature typical of temples of phallic worship in the latter part of the Decline. On the wall adjacent to this mural was painted a prayer translated by Sir Adrian Hartley Cruickshank.

Artwork Details

Medium

Acrylic, Gessobord, Glass

Category

Decline, reign of Kai Preiden

Made/Created

Artist

Norman Daly

Date made

circa 1966 - 1971

Place

Academic Institution

Cornell University

City

Ithaca, New York

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Asia Minor

Culture/Tribe

Llhuros

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

9 in

Depth

3/4 in

Acquisition

Notes

This object is a unique element of the "Civilization of Llhuros" collection given to the Cornell University Anthropology Collaboratory in 2026.

Web Links and URLs

Read and Listen to "Master Scourge"

Copyright

Copyright Holder

Norman Daly Art

Copyright Date

1972

Exhibitions

Akron Art Institute (1972)
Cornell University | A.D. White Museum of Art (1972)
Indianapolis Art Museum (1972)
Istanbul Biennial, 16th | "The Seventh Continent" (2019)
Memorial Art Gallery | University of Rochester (1972)
Roberson Center for Art and Science, Binghamton, NY (1974)
Romische-Germanisches Museum | "Projekt '74" | Cologne Germany (1974)
SUNY Albany | Art Gallery (1973}
University of Pennsylvania Art Museum, Philadelphia (1974)