Field photograph·C03281·1929–31

Topography at Vouni, with stones, trees and water

Low stone foundations of ancient walls on a hilltop at Vouni, with a tree at left and the sea beyond.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03281. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Low walls of cut stone blocks and rubble foundations run across a dry, stony hilltop at Vouni. A tree with spreading branches stands at the left edge, and wooden posts of a fence frame the foreground. Beyond the ruins a wide expanse of flat sea meets a pale sky at the horizon.

English, translated from the original record

Topography at the palace at Vouni, showing stones, trees and water.

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