Field photograph·C00056·1927–28

Excavation with a tent and donkey at Lapithos

Excavation at Lapithos with a white tent, a small wooden hut and a donkey beside a stone wall, with mountains behind. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–28. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00056. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Spoil heaps and a deep cutting lie in the foreground, with loose stones and rubble on the near slope. Behind them stand a white tent, a small wooden hut with a dark doorway, and a donkey with a loaded pack beside a dry-stone wall. A steep, terraced mountain slope rises under a cloudy sky.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: Spoil heaps and exposed stone walls fill the foreground of a dug area at Lapithos. Behind them stand a white conical tent, a small wooden hut with an open door and a barrel, and a donkey with a saddle cloth beside a dry-stone wall. Terraced hills rise behind the camp.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Lapithos, with a tent and a donkey.

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