Photograph·pht_HHH_150·1930–40
Othello's Gate with Marble Venetian Lion of St. Mark, Famagusta (Cyprus)
English, as on the record
The Othello tower that is part of the 14th century Othello castle. Above the gate there is a walled marble slab bearing a relief of the Venetian winged lion and an inscription mentioning Nicolo Fuscarini, the Venetian captain that redesigned the fort in 1492. Digital reproduction from original. Photographic print not available.
Inscription, as transcribed by CVAR
Printed in lower center recto: Othello's Gate with Marble Venetian Lion of St. Mark, Famagusta (Cyprus)
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