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Field photograph·C06083·1928–29

Central court at Vouni

Central court at Vouni with a large stone vessel, a stepped terrace, cut-stone walls and hills in the distance
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928–29. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06083. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A wide panoramic view across the paved central court at Vouni. In the centre a large stone vessel with a rounded body stands on a low base beside a sunken rectangular basin. Cut-stone walls run along the left, a flight of steps rises across the back, and hills with scattered trees fill the background.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Central court at Vouni with ruined stone walls, a stepped structure and a large stone vessel on a base
Description, scan 2
Wide panoramic view across a paved central court with low ruined stone walls on the left and right. A large rounded stone object with a narrow top stands on a square base near the middle, with a short upright stone beside it. Stone steps rise in the background below a line of hills and scattered trees under a cloudy sky.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Vouni. Central court.

Swedish, as on the record

Vouni. Centralgården. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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