Object photograph·fol. 41r

Statuettes and heads with tall headdresses

Pale statuettes and heads of figures with tall headdresses, arranged on dark boards against a dark background. — Photograph: Lawrence-Cesnola album, 1881. Wellcome Collection, London, fol. 41r. Public domain (Public Domain Mark).

Description

Pale figures and heads are arranged on dark tiered boards against a dark backdrop. Most wear tall headdresses, and several have necklaces and long robes. The tallest standing figure stands at the centre, with smaller statuettes and heads placed on the lower and upper levels on either side.

English

Statuettes and heads with tall headdresses: one of the sixty photographs of finds from Alexander Palma di Cesnola's excavations of 1876–1879 mounted in the album, on fol. 41r.