Field photograph·C00874·1928

Objects and tools at the excavation at Idalion Acropolis

Excavation trench at Idalion Acropolis with a broken pottery vessel lying in a pit and a stack of flat stones
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00874. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A deep excavation trench with earthen walls runs across the frame. In a pit in the centre, a broken pottery vessel sits partly exposed beside a large leaning sherd or slab. A stack of flat stones lies to the right, and wooden sticks lie in the loose soil at the lower right.

English, translated from the original record

Objects and tools at the excavation at Idalion Acropolis.

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