Description
The range of ages—from younger to mature men—suggests a bond of neighbourhood, guild, or kinship. Their serious expressions, combined with carefully chosen attire, indicate that the sitting was a special occasion, often associated with ritual or social moments in the community. As a document, the image illuminates social cohesion, masculine identity, and the way of life of the Greeks of Alaya shortly before the upheavals brought by the Asia Minor Catastrophe.
Donated to the collection of the Alaya Association and exhibited at the ALAYA Cultural Centre by the granddaughter Chrysoula Markoglou.
