Field photograph·C01031

Swedish Institute by the fire, Nicosia

Three men seated in a room by a fireplace, one reading a newspaper, with bottles and a large jug on the floor.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01031. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Three men sit in a plain room beside a dark stone fireplace. The man on the left in a white coat reads a sheet of paper, while the man in the middle holds open a newspaper with a printed illustration and the man on the right leans in on a rush-seated chair. The mantelpiece holds a teapot, jugs and small objects, and a large jug and several glass bottles stand on the floor in front.

Other scan of this record (1)

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Description, scan 2
Three men sit in a plastered room beside a dark stone fireplace. The man on the left, in a light coat, reads a loose sheet, while the man in the middle holds open a newspaper with printed text and an illustration, and the man on the right leans in to look. On the mantelpiece stand a teapot, jars and small figurines, and a large jug and glass bottles stand on the floor in front.

English, translated from the Swedish record

The Swedish Institute, by the fire. Nicosia.

Swedish, as on the record

Svenska institutet, vid brasan. Nicosia. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen. Människor ("Folk och Fä").