Field photograph·C00729·1928

Room 59 at Vouni, gold treasure no. 292 in situ

Gold treasure in situ in a small hollow in the ground in Room 59 at Vouni
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00729. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close view down into a small hollow in the excavated soil, with stone and rock walls around it. Coiled metal rings or wire lie inside the hollow beside two pale stone fragments. Loose crumbs of soil and gravel cover the surrounding ground.

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  • Gold treasure in situ in Room 59 at Vouni: a cluster of coiled metal objects lying in a cavity in the soilFull resolution
Description, scan 2
A hole cut into packed soil, with rock faces at the sides, holds a cluster of tightly coiled, ribbed metal objects. Beside them lie two pale stone pieces, and loose soil and small stones surround the find spot. The photograph looks straight down into the cavity.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Room 59. Gold treasure, no. 292 in situ, Vouni.

Swedish, as on the record

Rum 59. Guldskatten, no, 292 in situ.Vouni. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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