Field photograph·C01122·1928

Acropolis before excavation at Idalion

Panoramic view of the acropolis hill at Idalion before excavation, with men working across the stony slope — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01122. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two joined panels show a bare, stony hilltop with scattered low scrub. About fifteen men in light shirts and hats stand and crouch across the slope, and a few more are spread over the right-hand part of the hill. Beyond, a flat plain stretches to a cluster of buildings and low hills on the horizon.

Other scan of this record (1)

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Description, scan 2: A wide panoramic view of a bare, stony hilltop at Idalion, with about fourteen people in light clothing and hats spread across the slope, some standing and some crouching among the scrub. Beyond the hill lies a flat valley with a town of houses and a church-like tower in the distance, under a pale sky.

English, translated from the Swedish record

The acropolis before excavation.

Swedish, as on the record

Akropolen före utgrävningen. Idalion. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen