Field photograph·C02540·1929–30

Rubert Gunnis with a sculpture, No A.I. 1728+1740

Rubert Gunnis standing beside a large sculpture of a standing figure in a storeroom at Nicosia. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02540. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A smiling man in a suit and striped tie stands beside a large sculpture of a standing figure on a wooden crate. The figure has a tall pointed headdress, large eyes and a short garment, and its arms are missing. Behind them, shovels and other tools lean against a wooden frame, with a brick wall, a barred window and a tiled roof beyond, and debris covers the earthen floor.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A smiling man in a suit and striped tie stands beside a pale sculpture of a standing figure, which is set on a wooden crate in a dim workshop. The statue has a tall, pointed head covering, large eyes and broken-off arms, and its feet rest on a flat base. Behind them are a brick wall, a small barred window and a roof opening, while long-handled tools and debris lie on the earth floor at left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Rubert Gunnis with a sculpture, No A.I. 1728+1740. Nicosia.

Swedish, as on the record

Rubert Gunnis med en skulptur, No A.I. 1728+1740. Nicosia. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

Swedish, as on the record

Människor ("Folk och Fä").