Object photograph·fol. 52r

Terracotta figurines of animals, riders and figures

Two rows of small pale terracotta figurines of horses, riders, birds and figures arranged on shelves against a dark background. — Photograph: Lawrence-Cesnola album, 1881. Wellcome Collection, London, fol. 52r. Public domain (Public Domain Mark).

Description

Two rows of small figurines stand on shelves against a dark backdrop. The upper row includes animal figures, a standing female figure with a patterned skirt, a tall cylindrical form and a figure with raised arms. The lower row has horse-and-rider groups, a seated figure, a rooster-like figure and two small heads on black bases, all set on wooden plinths with small paper labels.

English

Terracotta figurines of animals, riders and figures: one of the sixty photographs of finds from Alexander Palma di Cesnola's excavations of 1876–1879 mounted in the album, on fol. 52r.