Object photograph·fol. 38r

Terracotta vessels, juglets and jars in rows

Rows of small vessels and juglets with two large lidded jars and a tall narrow vessel on a dark ground — Photograph: Lawrence-Cesnola album, 1881. Wellcome Collection, London, fol. 38r. Public domain (Public Domain Mark).

Description

Three rows of pottery vessels are arranged on a dark background. The upper rows hold many small juglets, bottles and bowls, some with long necks and painted bands, and a few larger vessels. In the foreground stand two large lidded jars with handles, a tall narrow vessel with a stopper-like neck, and several cylindrical and elongated forms lying on their sides.

English

Terracotta vessels, juglets and jars in rows: one of the sixty photographs of finds from Alexander Palma di Cesnola's excavations of 1876–1879 mounted in the album, on fol. 38r.