Object photograph·fol. 11r

Terracotta vessels including jugs, amphorae and a tall flask

Group of terracotta vessels with handles, including large jars, amphorae and tall narrow flasks, arranged on a dark cloth. — Photograph: Lawrence-Cesnola album, 1881. Wellcome Collection, London, fol. 11r. Public domain (Public Domain Mark).

Description

Around a dozen pottery vessels are grouped together against a dark background on a patterned cloth. Two long, double-handled amphorae lie in the foreground, with a plain jar behind them. Taller vessels stand on thin metal stands, including a large jar with painted bands of decoration and a vessel with two handles and a flat rim. Two tall, narrow flasks rise between them.

English

Terracotta vessels including jugs, amphorae and a tall flask: one of the sixty photographs of finds from Alexander Palma di Cesnola's excavations of 1876–1879 mounted in the album, on fol. 11r.