Object photograph·fol. 14r

Terracotta vessels, figurines and inscribed stones

Two-tier display of pottery jars, jugs, small figurines, inscribed stone slabs and a rooster figure on a dark ground. — Photograph: Lawrence-Cesnola album, 1881. Wellcome Collection, London, fol. 14r. Public domain (Public Domain Mark).

Description

Two shelves of objects are arranged against a dark backdrop. Two tall, pointed-top vessels stand at either end, with a large round-bodied jar with two handles at the centre and a long-necked jug nearby. Small standing figurines and a seated figure sit on the upper shelf, while a rooster and a small animal figure, a round dish and a standing figure stand on the lower shelf beside rectangular stone slabs with incised lettering.

English

Terracotta vessels, figurines and inscribed stones: one of the sixty photographs of finds from Alexander Palma di Cesnola's excavations of 1876–1879 mounted in the album, on fol. 14r.