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[Obelisk in Piazza del Popolo]

Unknownabout 1860–1870

The J. Paul Getty Museum

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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  • 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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