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[Obelisk in Piazza del Popolo]
Unknownabout 1860–1870
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
An Egyptian obelisk at the center of a small fountain in the Piazza del Popolo. The fountain has statues of lions spitting water around the edge of the basin. An arched gateway leading through a high wall is beyond the obelisk.
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Details
- Title: [Obelisk in Piazza del Popolo]
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: about 1860–1870
- Location Created: Rome, Italy
- Physical Dimensions: 35.3 × 28.5 cm (13 7/8 × 11 1/4 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 84.XP.771.13
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Unknown maker, Italian
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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