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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Unknown
Title:Roman Agora and Tower of the Winds, Athens
Date Made:mid 19th - early 20th century
Type:Photograph
Materials:Albumen print
Place Made:Europe
Measurements:Mount: 14 in x 7 in; 35.6 cm x 17.8 cm; Sheet/Image: 8 1/2 in x 11 1/2 in; 21.6 cm x 29.2 cm
Narrative Inscription:  recto lwr. r. [in negative]: 46
Accession Number:  MH 1995.6.37
Credit Line:Gift of William and Sylvia Durfee
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Image of the Roman Agora in Athens with numerous ruined columns. Three sides of an octagonal tower (the Tower of the Winds) are visible in the left side of the middle ground. Behind and to the right of the tower are the remains of a wall with engaged arches. Behind all the ruins are modern buildings and houses.

Tags:
ancient

Subjects:
Civilization, Ancient; Photography--Printing processes--Albumen

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