Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·C09743

Mesaoria

Large square stone tower with battlements, with a boy standing in the foreground, Mesaoria
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09743. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large square stone tower with crenellated parapets and small windows rises above a low stone wall and dense bushes. A young boy in a long-sleeved shirt and dark trousers stands in the foreground on a dirt path. A tall cypress tree stands at the right edge under a pale sky.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Tall square stone tower with a crenellated top, with a boy standing in the foreground
Description, scan 2
A tall, square stone tower with a crenellated parapet and small windows rises behind a low stone wall and dense bushes. A boy in a long-sleeved shirt and trousers stands in the foreground on a dusty track. A tall cypress tree stands at the right edge of the frame.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Mesaoria.

Swedish, as on the record

Messaorea