Pompei Tombe

Giorgio Sommerabout 1860–1875

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

A group of tombstones in a graveyard. The tombstones are large stone or marble bases with relief sculptures on the sides. The tomb in the foreground has a carving of a ship bordered by flowers. There is a cypress tree in the background.

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Title: Pompei Tombe
Creator: Giorgio Sommer
Date Created: about 1860–1875
Location Created: Pompeii, Italy
Physical Dimensions: 19.7 × 25.2 cm (7 3/4 × 9 15/16 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.709.727
Culture: Italian
Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Creator Display Name: Giorgio Sommer (Italian, born Germany, 1834 - 1914)
Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)

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Giorgio Sommer