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RCS/Cobham/Y3018B contains:
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19 Famagosta [i.e. Famagusta]
20 Famagosta [i.e. Famagusta] Harbour
21 Ruins at Famagosta [i.e. Famagusta]
22 The front of St Katherine's Church (Now a mosque). Famagosta [i.e. Famagusta]
23 Entrance to the Cathedral, Famagosta [i.e. Famagusta]
24 A rock-cut tomb. Famagosta [i.e. Famagusta]
25 Group at Avgoru [? Avgorou]
26 The Village Priest, Avgoru [? Avgorou]
27 A Cypriote Boy
28 Mules and donkeys
29 Modern female attire in Cyprus
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Cobham Collection

Title A rock-cut tomb. Famagosta [i.e. Famagusta]
Reference Y3018B/24
Extent and Medium Good condition.
Content and context

175 x 106 mm. Woodburytype. A view showing the interior of a tomb looking towards the entrance, with a Cypriot seated in the foreground: 'The sepulchre here shown is now half-filled up with rubbish, and the entrance to it is through a porch supported by two pillars cut out of solid rock. The interior is nearly square, and in the sides and back wall are recesses designed for the stowage of bodies; while above these again are sundry small shallow niches' (Thomson 1879, vol.2, p.50).

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Cyprus
Cyprus
Famagusta
Famagusta
Gazimagusa
Northern Cyprus
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