Caption

Tripod from the temple of Isis in Pompeii, Italy, Trepied (Oura) temple d'Isis: bronze: Pompei, photograph, number: '54', number: 'No. 5695', photographer: attributed to Giorgio Sommer, Pompeii, 1857 - 1914, Giorgio Sommer, photographer, Attributed to, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 444 mm x width 331 mm, furniture and household effects, temple, shrine, non-Christian religions, Tempio di Iside, An ornate metal stand with a circular top decorated with garland motifs rests on three elaborately carved supports; two side supports feature winged human-animal figures with detailed feathered wings and seated feline bodies atop scrollwork arms, while the central support is a vertical shaft with carved ornamentation and a stylized silhouette at its upper section; the lower ends of the supports terminate in curved legs with pawed feet standing on a rectangular base, and the piece is shown against a plain light background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A76_189

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Keywords

Tripod temple Isis Pompeii Italy Trepied Oura temple d'Isis bronze Pompei photograph number 54 No 5695 photographer attributed Giorgio Sommer 1857 - 1914 Attributed pasteboard paper albumen print height 444 mm x width 331 mm furniture household effects shrine non-Christian religions Tempio di Iside ornate metal stand circular top decorated garland motifs rests three elaborately carved supports two side supports feature winged human-animal figures detailed feathered wings seated feline bodies atop scrollwork arms central support vertical shaft carved ornamentation stylized silhouette upper section lower ends supports terminate curved legs pawed feet standing rectangular base piece shown plain light background