Caption

Pompeii: tomba del marinaio, Ruin of tombs at Pompeii, photograph, page, number: '102.', c. 1878 - in or before 1888, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 103 mm x width 156 mm, ruin of a building, architecture, grave, tomb, A sepia-toned photograph showing a ruined stone roadway flanked by ancient masonry and larger stone monuments on the right, with a sequence of arched openings and low stone structures on the left; the road surface displays irregular paving stones and a darker strip running along its center, leading toward distant ruins and a row of trees on a raised embankment; rubble, broken blocks, and fragmented walls populate the foreground and middle distance, and a tall cypress-like tree rises near the right-hand monuments against a pale sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A79_313

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Keywords

Pompeii tomba del marinaio Ruin tombs photograph page number 102 c 1878 - 1888 photographer paper albumen print height 103 mm x width 156 mm ruin building architecture grave tomb sepia-toned photograph showing ruined stone roadway flanked ancient masonry larger stone monuments right sequence arched openings low stone structures left road surface displays irregular paving stones darker strip running center leading distant ruins row trees raised embankment rubble broken blocks fragmented walls populate foreground middle distance tall cypress- tree rises near right-hand monuments pale sky