Photograph·pht_TEB_0461·1950–70

Columns at Salamis

Tall standing columns with carved capitals at Salamis under a cloudy sky
Photograph: 1950–70. pht_TEB_0461. "Columns at Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized.

Description

Several tall, slender columns with ornate capitals rise in rows across an open paved court at Salamis. Fallen column drums and stone blocks lie in the foreground, with a low wall on the left and a line of dark trees and a cypress at the right edge. The sky is partly cloudy, with soft light.

English

Tall marble columns with carved capitals stand in rows over a paved area at the ancient site of Salamis. Low walls and fallen column bases lie in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

Title in CVAR's catalogue

Salamis at sunset

Inscription, as transcribed by CVAR

Inscribed: Salamis - Sunset

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