Object photograph·fol. 29r

Terracotta vessels, animal figures and figurines

Rows of small pale clay vessels shaped like animals and riders, and standing figurines, on a dark background. — Photograph: Lawrence-Cesnola album, 1881. Wellcome Collection, London, fol. 29r. Public domain (Public Domain Mark).

Description

Several rows of small pale objects are arranged on a dark ground within a cream album page. Many are vessels modelled as animals, such as bulls and horses, some with spouts and handles. Among them are standing figurines, rider groups, and tall rectangular objects in the lower row.

English

Terracotta vessels, animal figures and figurines: one of the sixty photographs of finds from Alexander Palma di Cesnola's excavations of 1876–1879 mounted in the album, on fol. 29r.