Name/Title
Castella del OvoEntry/Object ID
p-26882Description
Castle Ovo, Napoli, Italy
photo possibly by Robert Rive
Albumen Print #1121
Castle built in 400's
Castel dell'Ovo, was built by the Normans in the 12th century and is Naples' oldest castle. Nicknamed 'Castle of the Egg' because of a Roman scribe who repeatedly buried an egg on the site where the castle still stands. Warning that when the egg breaks, the castle and Naples will fall.Collection
Nancy Dubois Photograph CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
