Caption

Decorated drain pipes in Pompeii, Italy, photograph, number: '11', inscription: 'Pompei, del gouttière, terre vite ?', number: '60.', Pompeii, 1851 - 1900, photographer, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 307 mm x width 405 mm, water supply and drainage, pipework (in house or building), A sepia-toned photograph showing a carved stone architectural element mounted on a rough stone wall, featuring a horizontal ornamental frieze with sculpted figures and decorative scrollwork; three reclining or leaning humanlike figures with detailed hair and drapery extend from the frieze, their hands raised and heads turned, and flanking them are carved animal-like or grotesque heads integrated into the ornamentation; beneath the frieze hang two ornate, symmetrical brackets with curled leaf motifs, and the surrounding wall displays irregular stone blocks and patches of lighter plaster or weathered surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B10_425

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42.0Mb (10.1Mb) / 14.6in x 11.2in / 4386 x 3351 (300dpi)

Keywords

Decorated drain pipes Pompeii Italy photograph number 11 inscription Pompei del gouttière terre vite 60 1851 - 1900 photographer pasteboard paper albumen print albumendruk height 307 mm x width 405 mm water supply drainage pipework in house building sepia-toned showing carved stone architectural element mounted rough stone wall featuring horizontal ornamental frieze sculpted figures decorative scrollwork three reclining leaning humanlike figures detailed hair drapery extend frieze hands raised heads turned flanking them carved animal- grotesque heads integrated ornamentation beneath hang two ornate symmetrical brackets curled leaf motifs surrounding wall displays irregular stone blocks patches lighter plaster weathered surface