Caption

Remains of the house of Meleager in Pompeii, Italy, photograph, inscription: 'Pompei, maison Meleagre', number: '48', number: '11', Pompeii, 1851 - 1900, photographer, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 403 mm x width 305 mm, ruin of a dwelling, house, castle, A sepia-toned photograph showing a row of tall fluted stone columns with ornate capitals and weathered surfaces, some standing intact and others broken or shortened, set among low stone bases and fragments on the ground; a large rounded stone jar sits beside one column in the foreground, and a low basin and cylindrical stone drums are visible nearby; in the background there are worn plaster walls with a tiled roofline and patches of exposed masonry, and the ground is uneven with rubble and shallow trenches between the columns.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_428

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.2Mb (9.5Mb) / 11.6in x 14.8in / 3469 x 4453 (300dpi)

Keywords

Remains house Meleager Pompeii Italy photograph inscription Pompei maison Meleagre number 48 11 1851 - 1900 photographer pasteboard paper albumen print albumendruk height 403 mm x width 305 mm ruin dwelling castle sepia-toned photograph showing row tall fluted stone columns ornate capitals weathered surfaces standing intact broken shortened set low stone bases fragments ground large rounded stone jar sits beside column foreground low basin cylindrical stone drums visible nearby background worn plaster walls tiled roofline patches exposed masonry uneven rubble shallow trenches columns