Caption

Sepulchrum in Via Appia, Two tombs on the Via Appia in Rome, page, photomechanical print, c. 1867 - in or before 1877, paper, photoaquatint, height 223 mm x width 142 mm, grave, tomb, Via Appia Antica, Two separate black-and-white photographic panels show tall ancient stone structures set against pale skies, each rising from rough stone bases and enclosed by low walls in the foreground. The left panel features a square tower with a worn, textured surface, small rectangular openings, and an overhanging roof edge atop a layered stone pedestal with vegetation at its base. The right panel shows a taller, irregularly shaped ruin with a craggy top, numerous small openings along its face, and surrounding low walls and scattered trees near its base.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A98_034

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38.7Mb (10.3Mb) / 15.8in x 9.5in / 4736 x 2854 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sepulchrum Via Appia Two tombs Rome page photomechanical print c 1867 - 1877 paper photoaquatint height 223 mm x width 142 mm grave tomb Via Appia Antica Two separate black- -white photographic panels tall ancient stone structures set pale skies rising rough stone bases enclosed low walls foreground left panel features square tower worn textured surface small rectangular openings overhanging roof edge atop layered stone pedestal vegetation base right panel taller irregularly shaped ruin craggy top numerous small openings face surrounding low walls scattered trees near base