Object photograph·fol. 23r

Terracotta vessels arranged on three shelves

Many small pottery vessels arranged in three rows on dark shelves, including cups, bowls, jugs and lamps. — Photograph: Lawrence-Cesnola album, 1881. Wellcome Collection, London, fol. 23r. Public domain (Public Domain Mark).

Description

Pottery vessels are set out in three horizontal rows on tiered dark draped shelves against a dark backdrop. The top row holds footed bowls, jugs and a tall bottle-shaped vessel; the middle row includes a lidded pot, bowls, small cups and a large two-handled dish. The bottom row contains jugs, two-handled cups, bowls and several small lamps.

English

Terracotta vessels arranged on three shelves: one of the sixty photographs of finds from Alexander Palma di Cesnola's excavations of 1876–1879 mounted in the album, on fol. 23r.