Field photograph·C00617·1928

Vouni Palace from the west, Room 122 with finds V. 016 and V. 017 in situ

Vouni palace, Room 122: two stone finds lying in situ in the excavated ground
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00617. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Field photograph of an excavated area at Vouni, seen from above. A long, smooth stone object with a groove along one end lies half-buried in loose soil beside a dark cut in the ground. A smaller block with carved or moulded surfaces lies to the right, and bare earth and scattered stones fill the rest of the frame.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Two worked stone pieces lying in excavated soil at Vouni, a long curved stone on the left and a carved fragment on the right.Full resolution
  • Excavation at Vouni with a long worked stone object lying in situ in the soil, Room 122
Description, scan 2
A long, curved stone object lies on its side in a shallow excavated area, with a vertical groove or break across it, and a rock-cut face runs along the left edge. Further right, a smaller stone block with carved shapes sits on the dug ground, and the soil around both is dry and loose.
Description, scan 3
A close view down into an excavated area at Vouni, where a long, narrow stone object lies partly in the soil, with a break or notch along one edge. A smaller rough stone sits on the ground to the right, and the cut sides on the left show layers of soil and rock.

English, translated from the Swedish record

The palace at Vouni from the west. Room 122. Nos 16 and 17 in situ. Vouni.

Swedish, as on the record

Palatset från väster. Rum 122. No 16 och 17 in situ. Vouni., Svenska Cypernexpeditionen.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)