Field photograph·Csn1736·1927–1931

North Africa, building with a vault and a lamp

Interior of a building with a carved wooden enclosure, a hanging chandelier and flags on poles — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn1736. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Interior of a whitewashed building with an arched opening on the left. A large carved wooden enclosure with arched panels stands in front of a wall covered with inscribed writing, and a glass chandelier hangs above it. Flags on tall poles, a tall metal stand and round stone balls on bases stand on a patterned carpet.

English, translated from the Swedish record

North Africa. The picture shows a building with a vault and a lamp.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Nord-Afrika.