Field photograph·C00620·1928

Excavation with stones at Vouni

Interior of a rock-cut chamber with a vaulted ceiling, a rectangular slab in the far wall and a low ledge along the back. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00620. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The photograph looks into a rock-cut chamber with a curved ceiling and rough, uneven walls. In the far wall is a large rectangular slab or opening set into the rock, and a low ledge runs along the back of the floor. The floor is bare, pale in the foreground and darker towards the back.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at the palace at Vouni, with stones visible.

More from Vouni