Field photograph·C00503·1928

Vouni Temple of Athena, with mountain, tree and water

Excavated ground with stone block ruins at Vouni, with the sea, low hills and trees beyond
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00503. Public domain (CC0).

Description

In the foreground, pale excavated ground is scattered with cut stone blocks and low wall lines, with more stones and rubble along the right edge. Beyond, a rough slope with shrubs and a few trees leads to a flat expanse of sea under a hazy line of distant hills.

English, translated from the original record

The Temple of Athena at Vouni, with a mountain, a tree and water in view.

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