Field photograph·C00871·1928

Cult pits in I, J 4-5 at Idalion

Excavated square pits at Idalion with a low stone wall and a seated person beyond, seen across the dig — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00871. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large square excavated pit dominates the foreground, its earthen sides cut in steps, with a small vessel set into the wall at left. Behind it a low stone wall runs along the right, a light-clothed person sits on it, and a dark-clothed figure crouches at the far left beside a pickaxe. A small upright marker stands among stones in the middle distance, with low hills behind.

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Description, scan 2: A large rectangular pit with steep earthen sides fills the centre, with a stone-built wall along its right side. A small vessel stands on a stone base at the left edge of the pit, and a seated person in light clothing rests on the wall at upper right beside an upright tool handle. Excavated ground and low hills fill the background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cult pits in I, J 4-5, Idalion.

Swedish, as on the record

Kultgropar i I, J 4-5 Idalion. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen