Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·C05976

Shepeleff on the pier at Karavostasi

Two men standing on a wooden pier at Karavostasi, with a small boat and the sea beside them.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05976. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two men in dark jackets and caps stand on a wooden pier beside a coiled rope and a frame of curved pulley arms. A small wooden boat lies alongside at right, and rail tracks run across the planks toward a timber gantry and crane arm. Calm sea and a pale sky fill the background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Karavostasi. Shepeleff on the pier.

Swedish, as on the record

Karavostasi. Shepeleff på bryggan.