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Field photograph·C00845·1928

Idalion Acropolis

Excavated stone walls and rubble on the Idalion Acropolis, with a plain and hills stretching beyond.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00845. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Low walls of rough stone and rubble run across a dusty, excavated area on the Idalion acropolis. Dug soil lies between the stonework, and some walls rise above the surrounding ground. Beyond, a flat plain and rounded hills stretch under a pale sky.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation of a rock and wall at Idalion Acropolis.

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