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Field photograph·Csn0195

Construction wall at Salamis, Famagusta, with a person

Ruined stone walls at Salamis with a man in a suit and hat standing among overgrown grass
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0195. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Squared stone blocks of ancient walls stand in rows among tall grass and scrub at Salamis. A man in a suit and hat stands on a flat stone surface to the right of the blocks, facing the camera. Further back, a long low wall of rough blocks runs across the background under an empty sky.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Standing man in suit and hat among low stone walls and scattered blocks at Salamis, Famagusta.
Description, scan 2
A man in a light suit and hat stands on the right in a field of tall dry grass and scrub. Behind him are rows of rough-cut limestone blocks and wall foundations, some stacked in courses, with a longer wall running across the right background. The sky is pale and open.

English, translated from the original record

Salamis, Famagusta: construction wall with a person.

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