Field photograph·C01664·1929

Room 129 at Vouni, statue deposit

Statues lying in the soil in Room 129 at Vouni, seen from above during excavation
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01664. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Seen from above, several pale stone statues lie in loose soil among rock and stone blocks. A large draped figure runs diagonally across the centre, with a head at its upper end and a smaller head or fragment beside it. At the lower left a large carved head lies on its side, and smaller broken fragments are scattered at the right edge.

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Description, scan 2
Overhead view of excavated ground where several broken stone statues lie among rocks and loose soil. In the centre, a long draped figure lies on its side, with a head and an arm visible; a large rounded fragment with carved detail sits at lower left, and a draped piece lies at upper right. Blocks and rubble surround the pieces.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Room 129, statue deposit. Vouni.

Swedish, as on the record

Rum 129, statyanhopning. Vouni. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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