Object photograph·fol. 45r

Terracotta figurines on stepped display boards

Terracotta figurines of human and animal figures standing and seated on small wooden bases, arranged on two tiers. — Photograph: Lawrence-Cesnola album, 1881. Wellcome Collection, London, fol. 45r. Public domain (Public Domain Mark).

Description

About a dozen small figurines are arranged on dark wooden bases across two tiers against a dark backdrop. Figures include draped standing women, a seated figure, a winged figure, a rooster beside a standing male figure, and a pair of figures embracing. Small paper labels are attached to several bases. The photograph is mounted on a cream album page with a printed border and a page number in the corner.

English

Terracotta figurines on stepped display boards: one of the sixty photographs of finds from Alexander Palma di Cesnola's excavations of 1876–1879 mounted in the album, on fol. 45r.