Field photograph·C00997

The Swedish Institute at Nicosia, interior with sculptures

Interior of a room with several large stone sculptures leaning against the walls and lying on the tiled floor.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00997. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tiled room with a pair of panelled double doors at the back and a wall fuse box on the left. Several weathered limestone sculptures stand or lie along the walls: a seated figure with a damaged head at the left, a broken block-like piece beside it, and tall fragments leaning against the right-hand wall. No people are visible.

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Description, scan 2
A tiled hallway with tall double doors at the far end and doorways with panelled doors on both sides. Several carved stone pieces lie or lean along the walls: a broken figure with a rounded head and a block-like sculpture on the left, a standing figure and two large slab-like fragments on the right. A stack of boxes sits at the lower left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

The Swedish Institute, interior. Sculptures. Nicosia.

Swedish, as on the record

Människor ("Folk och Fä").

Swedish, as on the record

Svenska institutet. Interiör. Skulpturer. Nicosia. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen