Photograph·pht_00773·c.1918

Ruins of Salamis

Fallen column drums and broken blocks scattered on a grassy slope at Salamis, with two figures among the ruins
Photograph: c.1918. pht_00773. "Ruins of Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized.

Description

Several fallen column drums lie across the foreground, with a squared column base and a few capitals among scattered stone blocks and rubble. A standing figure in dark clothing is on the ruins at the left, and a second figure crouches beside the columns. Dry grass and shrubs cover the rising hills behind the site under a pale sky.

English

Fallen column drums and carved capitals lie scattered across a grassy slope at Salamis, near Famagusta. Two figures stand and crouch among the ruins, with low hills rising behind them.

Inscription, as transcribed by CVAR

Printed top left: Ruins of Salamis. Famagusta Cyprus

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