Field photograph·C01668·1929

Finds in situ at Vouni Palace

Draped stone statues and column drums lying in situ in an excavated area at Vouni Palace
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01668. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing draped stone figure is set in the centre of a dug area against a rock face, its folds and head clearly visible. To the left, a second draped figure lies tilted on its side beside a broken block. Column drums and smaller fragments are scattered over the soil in the foreground, with rubble and rock filling the upper part of the view.

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  • Statues and stone fragments lying in situ in an excavation at Vouni Palace, against a rock face
Description, scan 2
Several larger stone sculptures and smaller fragments lie where they were found in the excavated ground at Vouni Palace. A standing draped figure stands at the centre, with a headless figure to its left and another draped figure to its right, and broken pieces scattered across the dirt floor. A rough rock face and rubble fill the background.

English, translated from the original record

Finds in situ at Vouni Palace, during excavation.

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