Field photograph·C01389·1928

From Oura: Nisiforos and the lion base

Several men in hats sit and stand on sandy ground beside a large stone block at Oura.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01389. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Seven men in straw hats and light shirts sit and stand on sandy, disturbed ground beside a large stone block. The seated man at left leans forward with his hands at work, while others look toward the camera. Low scrub and bare hillside rise in the background.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Several men in hats sit and stand beside a large stone block in an excavated area at Oura.
Description, scan 2
Eight men in hats and light shirts sit and stand around a large, roughly shaped stone block set in a dug area of pale, stony soil. Two seated men in the foreground are bent over, handling something in their hands, while a taller man in a pith helmet stands at the back. Low shrubs and a rough, bare hillside fill the background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

From Oura. Nisiforos and the lion base. Several men with hats.

Swedish, as on the record

Människor ("Folk och Fä").

Swedish, as on the record

Från Oura. Nisiforos och lejonbasen. Flera män med hattar.