Photograph·pht_RC_125·1954
Corinthian columns at Salamis against the sky
Description
Three columns with carved acanthus-leaf capitals stand in a row, the tallest on the right and two shorter ones on the left and in the middle distance. Their plain shafts rise steeply to the top of the frame against a dark, empty sky. Dark tree foliage appears along the bottom edge.
English
Three tall columns with Corinthian capitals rise against a dark sky, with the tallest at right and smaller ones beside and behind it. Low trees show at the bottom edge of the frame, marking the ancient site of Salamis.
Title in CVAR's catalogue
The columns at Salamis look beautiful against the sky
Inscription, as transcribed by CVAR
The columns at Salamis look beautiful against the sky
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