Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·Csn0281

Mountain, bushes and grass near Nicosia

Conical hill with a ruined stone structure on its summit, sparse grass and scrub, near Nicosia
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0281. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A steep, rounded hill rises in the centre of the frame, its top crowned by a block of crumbling stone walls. The slopes carry sparse grass, scattered bushes and bare soil, and a flat grassy field runs across the foreground under a cloudy sky.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Conical hill with a ruined stone structure on its summit, grassy ground in the foreground under an overcast sky
Description, scan 2
A steep, conical hill of pale earth rises against an overcast sky, with the broken remains of a low built structure on its summit. The slopes are bare and stony, and grass covers the flat ground in the foreground. The view is open and taken from a low viewpoint.

English, translated from the original record

Landscape with a mountain, bushes and grass, Nicosia (01:29).