Object photograph·fol. 46r

Heads and small figures on three shelves

Rows of pale heads and small figures arranged on three dark velvet-covered shelves — Photograph: Lawrence-Cesnola album, 1881. Wellcome Collection, London, fol. 46r. Public domain (Public Domain Mark).

Description

Heads and small figures are arranged in three rows on dark velvet-covered shelves against a black background. The top shelf holds a bust wearing a long necklace beside several heads with headdresses. The lower shelves hold rows of heads of varying size, some bearded, some with curled hair or veils. Their pale surfaces show the modelled features of the faces.

English

Heads and small figures on three shelves: one of the sixty photographs of finds from Alexander Palma di Cesnola's excavations of 1876–1879 mounted in the album, on fol. 46r.