Ruin of the Temple of Isis in Pompeii, Italy, Temple Iside dit Pelasgia fouilles 1763, Pompei, photograph, number: '10', number: '30', number: '21', number: 'No 4210.', photographer: attributed to Giorgio Sommer, Pompeii, 1857 - 1875, Attributed to, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 307 mm x width 404 mm, ruin of a building, architecture, temple, shrine, Roman religion, Temple of Isis (Pompeii), A frontal view of an ancient stone structure with a central stepped platform leading up to a raised portico flanked by tall columns, some smooth and some fluted, with worn capitals and bases; the portico shows a partially preserved façade with rectangular wall panels and two small tower-like projections at the top; ruins and broken stone blocks occupy the foreground and sides, including carved stone sarcophagi and fragmented architectural elements; to the left a sculpted stone surface with decorative reliefs is visible, and to the right a row of standing columns and an arched opening in ...
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Ruin of the Temple of Isis in Pompeii, Italy, Temple Iside dit Pelasgia fouilles 1763, Pompei, photograph, number: '10', number: '30', number: '21', number: 'No 4210.', photographer: attributed to Giorgio Sommer, Pompeii, 1857 - 1875, Attributed to, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 307 mm x width 404 mm, ruin of a building, architecture, temple, shrine, Roman religion, Temple of Isis (Pompeii), A frontal view of an ancient stone structure with a central stepped platform leading up to a raised portico flanked by tall columns, some smooth and some fluted, with worn capitals and bases; the portico shows a partially preserved façade with rectangular wall panels and two small tower-like projections at the top; ruins and broken stone blocks occupy the foreground and sides, including carved stone sarcophagi and fragmented architectural elements; to the left a sculpted stone surface with decorative reliefs is visible, and to the right a row of standing columns and an arched opening in a textured stone wall extend into the background; the ground in front appears compacted and shadowed areas fall across the scene.

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Ruin Temple Isis Pompeii Italy Temple Iside dit Pelasgia fouilles 1763 Pompei photograph number 10 30 21 No 4210 photographer attributed Giorgio Sommer 1857 - 1875 Attributed pasteboard paper albumen print height 307 mm x width 404 mm ruin building architecture temple shrine Roman religion frontal view ancient stone structure central stepped platform leading up raised portico flanked tall columns smooth fluted worn capitals bases partially preserved façade rectangular wall panels two small tower- projections top ruins broken stone blocks occupy foreground sides carved stone sarcophagi fragmented architectural elements left sculpted stone surface decorative reliefs visible right row standing columns arched opening textured stone wall extend background ground front compacted shadowed areas fall across scene

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