Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·C01053

Nicosia: grass, a construction and a tree

Tall trees line a dirt track leading to flat open ground in Nicosia
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01053. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dirt track runs between two rows of tall trees with slender trunks and dense crowns, opening onto flat, pale open ground under a bright sky. In the middle of the track, two low stone blocks or a low construction sit on the ground, with a few scattered pieces nearby.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Two rows of tall trees line a dirt track in Nicosia, with low stone blocks on the ground in the foreground.
Description, scan 2
Tall, slender trees with dense foliage form two rows on either side of a wide, bare dirt track that runs into the distance. Two low stone blocks sit on the track in the middle foreground, and beyond them flat, sparsely vegetated ground stretches to a pale horizon under a bright sky.

English, translated from the original record

Photograph from Nicosia showing grass, a construction and a tree.