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Field photograph·C09737

Kyrenia Mountains: rocks and trees

Rocky hill in the Kyrenia Mountains, with ruined stone walls along its summit, trees and shrubs below.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09737. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A steep hill of pale, broken rock rises above dense shrubs and tall conifers. Low ruined stone walls run along the summit on the left and right, and the sky above is plain and grey-toned.

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  • Rocky hilltop in the Kyrenia Mountains, with ruined walls along its summit and trees growing among the rocks
Description, scan 2
A pale rocky outcrop rises above dense scrub and a few conifers in the foreground, seen from below. Ruined walls and a wall fragment stand along the top of the rock, with trees growing among the boulders on the summit. The sky is pale and empty above the hill.

English, translated from the original record

Kyrenia Mountains, with rocks and trees.

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