Object photograph·fol. 37r

Stone vessels, bust and cylindrical objects on a dark ground

Many small vessels, cylindrical objects and a bust arranged in rows on a dark background — Photograph: Lawrence-Cesnola album, 1881. Wellcome Collection, London, fol. 37r. Public domain (Public Domain Mark).

Description

Small vessels with narrow necks, flared mouths and bulbous or tapering bodies are arranged in three rows across a dark ground. A bust of a figure wearing a cap and draped garment stands at the centre of the lower rows, surrounded by tall cylindrical objects, a stemmed cup and several squat jars. The objects show pale, slightly worn surfaces, and the group fills the frame evenly.

English

Stone vessels, bust and cylindrical objects on a dark ground: one of the sixty photographs of finds from Alexander Palma di Cesnola's excavations of 1876–1879 mounted in the album, on fol. 37r.