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Chypre, Salines de Larnaka, 1837

Creator:

French School

Date:

1837

Medium:

Watercolour

Places:

Cyprus, Larnaca

Inscriptions:

Inscribed in lower left recto: (Chypre) Salines de Larnaka, 1837

Description:

This is perhaps the only watercolour portraying the Tekke of Umm Haram, or Hala Sultan Tekke, with two minarets. The second minaret fell during an earthquake around the middle of the 19th C. (1953)

Dimensions:

25 x 36 cm

Signature(s):

Unsigned

Subject:

Architecture, Religious Architecture, Islamic Architecture, Buildings, Trees

Identifier:

PNT-00240

Classification:

Paintings

Collection:

Paintings Collection

Object Type:

Watercolour

Rights Holder:

Rights Statement:

The Costas and Rita Severis Foundation holds or manages the copyright(s) of this item and its digital reproduction. If you need information about using this item, please send an email to research@severis.org

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