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Field photograph·C01068·1928

The well at Idalion

Excavated well at Idalion: a circular pit cut into layered soil, with a rough stone lip on one side
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01068. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large circular pit is cut into an excavation trench, its walls showing layers of compacted earth and rubble. A rough stone lip projects along the near edge of the pit, and a dark object lies at the left edge of the trench. Pale dry soil with scattered stones surrounds the excavation, and small finds lie in the background.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Excavated well shaft at Idalion, seen from above with cut earth banks and a stone-lined rim.Full resolution
Description, scan 2
A round excavated shaft sinks into the ground, its sides of packed earth and stones visible down into darkness. Around it are cut trench banks and a flat dusty surface scattered with small stones; a stick or tool lies at the upper left. The lower half of the shaft is in deep shadow.

English, translated from the Swedish record

The well. Idalion.

Swedish, as on the record

Brunnen. Idalion. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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