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Object photograph·fol. 50r

Terracotta figurines on two shelves

Fourteen small figurines of humans and animals arranged in two rows on wooden bases against a dark backdrop.
Photograph: Lawrence-Cesnola album, 1881. Wellcome Collection, London, fol. 50r. Public domain (Public Domain Mark).

Description

Two rows of small figurines stand on square wooden bases, the upper row on a shelf behind and the lower row in front. Figures include seated and standing people, a winged figure, a small horse and a lion-like animal. Most are pale and worn, with draped garments and simple surface modelling. Small paper labels are attached to some bases.

English

Terracotta figurines on two shelves: one of the sixty photographs of finds from Alexander Palma di Cesnola's excavations of 1876–1879 mounted in the album, on fol. 50r.