Object photograph·fol. 55r

Figurines, animal figures and vessels on shelves

Pale figurines, animal figures and vessels arranged in tiers on dark cloth and black stands — Photograph: Lawrence-Cesnola album, 1881. Wellcome Collection, London, fol. 55r. Public domain (Public Domain Mark).

Description

Pale figurines and vessels are arranged in three tiers on dark cloth and black plinths. Draped standing female figures stand on the upper shelf, with a seated figure and small heads beside them. Animal figures, including horned creatures and a pig-like form, line the lower shelf beside a round jar and a large basket-shaped vessel with a handle. The photograph sits on a cream card mount with a plain border.

English

Figurines, animal figures and vessels on shelves: one of the sixty photographs of finds from Alexander Palma di Cesnola's excavations of 1876–1879 mounted in the album, on fol. 55r.