Nicholas Artamonoff, remains of Marmara sea walls at Samatya, looking toward the sea, March 1936.
This photograph is one of the oldest depictions of what is known today as a tava or maşula planting bed.
Image Source
- Nicholas V. Artamonoff, Samatya, 1936. Nicholas V. Artamonoff Photographs of Istanbul and Turkey, Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.
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