Object photograph·fol. 13r

Painted terracotta jugs, juglets and bowls on shelves

Rows of painted pottery jugs, juglets, bowls and a tripod vessel arranged on four shelves against a dark background. — Photograph: Lawrence-Cesnola album, 1881. Wellcome Collection, London, fol. 13r. Public domain (Public Domain Mark).

Description

Four tiers of pottery vessels fill the dark board, with round-bodied jugs, flasks and juglets at the top and back. Many have long necks, handles and painted bands, bird and geometric motifs. The lower row includes stemmed bowls, a deep three-legged bowl and a footed vessel with bands of ornament. The photograph is framed by a cream mount with a page edge and a decorative border at the left.

English

Painted terracotta jugs, juglets and bowls on shelves: one of the sixty photographs of finds from Alexander Palma di Cesnola's excavations of 1876–1879 mounted in the album, on fol. 13r.