Field photograph·C00182

Erik Sjöqvist seated at a table of pottery and jugs in Nicosia

Erik Sjöqvist seated at a table of broken pottery and jugs in Nicosia
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00182. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A man in a dark suit sits on a rush-seated wooden chair and handles pottery fragments at a long table. The table holds several jugs, a bowl and many sherds scattered across its surface. A wooden ladder leans against a pale plastered wall beside a barred window, and stacked wooden planks are visible to the right.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Erik Sjöqvist seated at a table covered with pottery sherds and jugs, working on the pieces, in Nicosia
Description, scan 2
Erik Sjöqvist, in a dark suit, sits on a wooden chair in an outdoor courtyard, bent over a table strewn with pottery sherds. Large jars and jugs stand at the back of the table, and a wooden ladder leans against a whitewashed wall beside a barred window. Mud-brick wall at left and wooden crates at right complete the setting.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Erik Sjöqvist sitting on a chair. In front of him stands a table with a large number of archaeological objects, such as bowls and jugs, which he is working with. A ladder in the background. Nicosia, Swedish Cyprus Expedition.

Swedish, as on the record

Erik Sjöqvist sittandes på en stol. Framför honom står ett bord med massor av arkeologiska föremål såsom kärl och kannor som han håller på att arbeta med. En stege i bakgrunden. Nicosia, Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

Swedish, as on the record

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