Print·PNT-00348·1803

A colossal vase near Limisso in Cyprus

Large oval stone vessel in a wooded landscape, with turbaned men on and around it and a dog in the foreground — Print: Luigi Mayer, 1803. PNT-00348. "A colossal vase near Limisso in Cyprus". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized.

Description

The large oval vessel fills the centre of the scene, with two ring-shaped handles on its sides and a rounded body. A man in a turban leans over its top, and other turbaned heads show above the rim. On the left, two armed men sit on a low ledge, and a third stands with a long gun on the right. Trees and low hills fill the background, and a small dog lies on the path.

English

A large stone vessel rests in a wooded landscape, with several turbaned men climbing over it and others seated or standing nearby. A dog lies on the stony path in the foreground.

Inscription, as transcribed by CVAR

Printed below the image: A colossal vase near Limisso in Cyprus; Published by R. Bowyer Historic Gallery. Pall Mall 1803

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