Field photograph·C01001·1928–29

Swedish Institute in Nicosia, room 4, the Gold Room

Storeroom in the Swedish Institute in Nicosia with a bust, terracotta heads and a large jar on a bench
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928–29. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01001. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A storeroom with a wooden door on the left and a window in the back wall. Against the wall stands a grid of small compartments holding boxes, and a long bench is covered with terracotta heads, fragments and a small figure. A bust-shaped sculpture stands on the bench behind a large two-handled jar on a tripod stand, and stacks of wooden crates fill the right side.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Room 4 of the Swedish Institute in Nicosia, the Gold Room, with sculpture fragments and a large vessel.
Description, scan 2
A bare room with a plank floor and a window in the back wall. A long table holds many broken sculpture fragments, including a bust and a head at the left, with small figurines at the right end. A large two-handled vessel stands on a tripod in the foreground, with tall stacks of wooden boxes along the right wall and small compartmented shelves on the left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Swedish Institute in Nicosia, room 4, "The Gold Room". Here can be seen a sculpture that may be V.39/V.0039. Also a head from Vouni, V.480/V.0480, to the left.

Swedish, as on the record

Folk och Fä 4

Swedish, as on the record

Svenska institutet i Nicosia, rum 4. "Guldrummet". Här syns en skulptur som kan vara V.39/V.0039. Även ett huvud från Vouni, V.480/V.0480 till vänster.

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