Series·CVAR photographic archive
Edmond Torikian's photographs of ancient sites
37 photographs · 1900–99
Sites: Salamis, Kourion, Nea Paphos, Soli
Thirty-seven photographs by Edmond Torikian (1922–2006), a photographer and car engineer of Armenian descent and one of the founders of the Cyprus Photographic Society. His archive at CVAR covers Cyprus from the 1950s to the 1970s, when he left for Canada, where he taught photography at Humber College. Most are negatives, and most belong to the sub-collection CVAR calls "Cyprus Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments".
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At Salamis Torikian photographed the palaestra of the gymnasium on 15 May 1966, a Lions Club excursion to the site in about 1966, and a visitor, Dr Haig Mahdesian, in 1969; undated negatives show visitors among the columns of the palaestra. A series of colour negatives shows the sanctuary of Apollo Hylates at Kourion, and two undated photographs show the Roman sarcophagus in the cloister of Bellapais Abbey. Two more come from his general Cyprus series: a portrait taken on the floor mosaics of the House of Dionysus at Nea Paphos, and the marble Aphrodite of Soli in the Cyprus Museum.
Sources
- Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR). "Photographic Exhibition: Edmond Torikian" (2–17 October 2023). Nicosia. https://cvar.severis.org/en/news-events/events/photographic-exhibition-edmond-torikian/ (accessed 29 October 2026).
- Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Nicosia. Catalogue records of the Edmond Torikian Collection, "Cyprus Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments" and "Cyprus". https://cvar.severis.org/en/explore/collections-archives/photographs/ (accessed 29 October 2026).
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, c.1966. pht_05353. "Rock-cut steps at an archaeological site in Cyprus". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, c.1966. pht_05354. "Archeological site". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, c.1966. pht_05364. "Lions Club excursion to Ancient Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, c.1966. pht_05365. "Lions Club excursion to Ancient Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, c.1966. pht_05366. "Lions Club excursion to Ancient Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, c.1966. pht_05367. "Lions Club excursion to Ancient Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, c.1966. pht_05369. "Lions Club excursion to Ancient Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, c.1966. pht_05373. "Lions Club excursion to Ancient Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, c.1966. pht_05374. "Lions Club excursion to Ancient Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, c.1966. pht_05383. "Lions Club excursion to Ancient Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, c.1966. pht_05384. "Lions Club excursion to Ancient Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1969. pht_06152. "Dr. Haig Mahdedesian in Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1969. pht_06153. "Dr. Haig Mahdedesian in Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_08483. "Portrait on mosaics, House of Dionysus, Paphos". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1780–1970. pht_08549. "Aphrodite". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_08620. "Visitors on fallen blocks by the columns of the gymnasium, Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_08621. "A woman seated by the colonnade of the gymnasium, Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_08740. "Salamis: the palaestra of the gymnasium". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_08741. "Salamis: the palaestra of the gymnasium". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_08750. "Visitors among the columns of the palaestra, Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_08754. "Salamis: the palaestra of the gymnasium". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_08908. "A couple seated by the colonnade of the gymnasium, Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_09060. "Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_09061. "Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_09062. "Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_09063. "Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_09064. "Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_09076. "Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates, Kourion". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_09079. "Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates, Kourion". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_09080. "Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_09081. "Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1966. pht_09197. "Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1966. pht_09198. "Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1966. pht_09199. "Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1966. pht_09201. "Salamis". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_12469. "The Roman sarcophagus in the cloister of Bellapais Abbey". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized. 
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_12599. "A woman in the cloister of Bellapais Abbey, with the Roman sarcophagus beyond". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized.