Field photograph·C02432·1929–30

Cult tree and spring at Syrianochori

Cult tree and spring at Syrianochori, with a stone spring structure below a large overhanging tree
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02432. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large tree with spreading branches and broad leaves overhangs the scene from the top of the frame. On the left, a stone structure with a flat top slab and an arched recess stands beside a small paper notice pinned to its front. Tufts of grass, rocks and dense shrubs cover the slope in the middle and foreground, with a flat stone slab at the foot of the structure.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Cult tree and spring at Syrianochori: a stone spring structure with an arched recess beneath a spreading tree
Description, scan 2
A large tree with twisting, spreading branches and broad leaves overhangs the scene. On the left stands a stone structure with an arched recess and a small white card fixed to its front, with a dark opening beneath the arch. Grass, low shrubs and rough ground fill the foreground, and a grassy slope rises behind.

English, translated from the Swedish record

The cult tree and the spring. Syrianochori.

Swedish, as on the record

Kultträdet och källan. Syrianochori. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)