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Field photograph·C06268

Einar Gjerstad, water sample, Kyrenia

Three people swimming in clear sea water at Kyrenia, seen from above.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06268. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Viewed from above, a swimmer in the foreground floats in clear water with one arm raised, and ripples spread around them. Two more swimmers are further away at the upper right. Sunlit stones and the seabed show through the shallow water across the frame.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Three people swimming in clear shallow sea water at Kyrenia
Description, scan 2
Looking down onto a rippled sea surface, with the stony seabed visible through the clear shallow water. In the foreground one person lies face down in the water with arms outstretched, making a ring of ripples around them. Two more heads and shoulders are visible in the distance to the right.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Einar Gjerstad, water sample. Kyrenia.

Swedish, as on the record

Folk och Fä 4

Swedish, as on the record

Einar Gjerstad, vattenprov. Kerynia. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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