Photograph·pht_00772·c.1918

Ancient broken columns at Salamis

Broken marble columns and capitals among bushes and trees in a wooded site — Photograph: c.1918. pht_00772. "Ancient broken columns at Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized.

Description

A tall fluted column stands on a stepped base at the centre-right, its top broken. Further left, a scatter of short column drums and carved capitals lies among low bushes. A broad column drum lies in the foreground, and a carved capital sits at the right edge. Tall trees and dense scrub fill the background under a pale sky.

English

Broken column drums and capitals lie among scrub at the ancient site of Salamis. A tall column stands on a square base at centre, with a fragment of a carved capital at the right edge.

Title in CVAR's catalogue

Ancient broken columns

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