Field photograph·C06787

Monoliths by the beach

Two tall weathered stone monoliths with tree canopies behind them, at Palaipaphos near Kouklia — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06787. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two tall, weathered stone monoliths stand against a pale, empty sky, with dark tree canopies and low scrub behind them. The taller right-hand stone has a narrow rectangular opening near its base, and the left one is narrower with a pitted, eroded surface. No sea or beach is visible in the frame.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Monoliths by the beach.

Swedish, as on the record

Monoliter vid stranden. Fynd från Afrodites helgedom i Palaipaphos nära byn Kouklia i Paphos-distriktet. Hela den arkeologiska platsen är skyddad av UNESCO och listad som världsarv.

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