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Field photograph·C00378·1928

Desolate landscape with shepherds at Milia

Two shepherds with a flock of sheep on a stony landscape at Milia, with a small chapel on the horizon.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00378. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two shepherds stand on a bare, stony plain at Milia: a man in a headscarf and dark clothing on the left, and a second figure holding a long stick in the centre. A flock of more than a dozen sheep grazes to the right among sparse low scrub. On the horizon a small chapel, the Fokas chapel, stands under a broad cloudy sky.

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Description, scan 2
A wide, stony plain with low scrub runs toward a distant horizon under a cloudy sky. On the left a man in a headcloth and long cloak stands on the bare ground, and nearby a younger figure in dark clothing holds a long staff. To the right a large flock of sheep grazes across the rocks, and a small building stands on the horizon.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Desolate landscape with shepherds. Fokas chapel in the background. Milia.

Swedish, as on the record

Ödsligt landskap med herdar. Fokas kapell i bakgrunden. Milia. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)