Field photograph·C01651·1929

Excavation at Vouni Palace, with a light and a string

Dark view of a shaft or pit with a bright light at its mouth and a string hanging down the middle
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01651. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Nearly black frame with a bright light source at the top centre, set within a circular opening with rounded, banded walls. A thin string or rope hangs straight down from the opening, with a small pale knot or weight partway along it and another pale object near the bottom edge. No people are visible.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Dark view up or down an excavated opening, with a bright light at its centre and a white cord hanging down the middle
Description, scan 2
A dark image with a bright light glowing inside a rounded opening at the top of the frame. A white cord or string hangs vertically from the light, down the centre, with knots along it and a loop near the bottom edge. The surrounding darkness is almost total, and no people are visible.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at the palace at Vouni, showing a light and a string.

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