Field photograph·C01093·1928

Idalion Acropolis

Exposed stone and earth walls of ruins on the Idalion acropolis, with a flat plain beyond.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01093. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Walls of stone and earth rise in several levels across the picture, with a rounded wall section and a dark recess in the centre. Loose rubble and fallen masonry lie along the lower edge. Beyond the ruins, a broad flat plain stretches to a distant horizon with a line of trees.

English, translated from the original record

Wall and stones during excavation at Idalion Acropolis.

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