Field photograph·C01711·1929–30

Kition, Bamboula from the south

Kition, Bamboula seen from the south, with a large rocky mound and a leaning tree in the foreground — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01711. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A wide view across open grassy ground, with a tree with a leaning, pale trunk framing the left edge. A large pale mound of rough, weathered stone rises at centre right, with a few small dark animals standing on and near its base. Low hills and a flat plain show at the far right, under a mostly empty sky.

Other scans of this record (2)

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Description, scan 2: A wide view across dry grass toward a large ruined mass with broken, eroded faces on the right. Near its base a few small figures stand among animals, and another animal stands on top of the mound. A leafy tree leans in from the left foreground, and low hills show on the far right under a pale sky.
Description, scan 3: A tree with spreading branches frames the left foreground, above dry grass and scattered stones. In the centre, a large eroded mound of earth and rock rises, with a horse or donkey standing on its top and a few small figures near its base. Low hills stretch across the distance on the right under an open sky.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Kition, Bamboula from the south.

Swedish, as on the record

Kition, Bamboula från söder. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen