Caption

Keramiecos Vue generale 71, View of Kerameikos, photograph, annotation: '31. Cemetery at Athens.', Athens, c. 1895 - c. 1915, photographer, Athene, Periféreia Protevoúsis, pasteboard, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 215 mm x width 276 mm, height 239 mm x width 328 mm, A wide, monochrome scene showing an open grassy foreground leading to a dirt path and a ruined stone area with scattered columns and blocks. Along the path are upright stone posts and rectangular framed structures, and further back are larger stone pedestals and sculpted forms including a statue of an animal standing on a plinth and a reclining animal figure on a raised stone platform. Behind these ruins are low buildings, partial walls, and a taller multi-story building with balconies and decorative openings. In the distant background low hills are visible beneath a cloudy sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A76_301

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Rights managed

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Keywords

Keramiecos Vue generale 71 View Kerameikos photograph annotation 31 Cemetery Athens c 1895 - c 1915 photographer Athene Periféreia Protevoúsis pasteboard paper collotype photoprint height 215 mm x width 276 mm height 239 mm x 328 mm wide monochrome scene showing open grassy foreground leading dirt path ruined stone area scattered columns blocks path upright stone posts rectangular framed structures further back larger stone pedestals sculpted forms statue animal standing plinth reclining animal figure raised stone platform ruins low buildings partial walls taller multi-story building balconies decorative openings distant background low hills visible beneath cloudy sky