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Field photograph·C01719·1929–30

Kition cult room, statues in situ

Statues in situ among broken stone fragments in an excavated room at Kition.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01719. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An excavated room at Kition with several pale stone statues standing and leaning among broken blocks and fragments. Some figures have their heads and limbs intact, others are broken, and a large fallen block lies on the left against a rubble wall. A long stone ledge runs across the lower part of the picture.

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  • Statues lying in situ among fallen stone blocks in the Kition cult room
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Description, scan 2
Several pale stone statues lie in situ in an excavated trench, mixed with broken stone blocks and rubble. Standing figures and heads are visible against the earth walls of the cult room, and some pieces lie at angles. Their surfaces are weathered and several are broken at the neck, legs or arms.
Description, scan 3
Several pale stone statues of standing figures lie in the ground among fallen blocks and fragments in a trench between tall earth walls. Some figures keep their heads and headgear, while others are broken off at the shoulders, arms or legs. A large block lies tilted at the left, and a stone ledge runs along the bottom of the trench in front of the statues.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Kition. The cult room, statues in situ. Several Heracles-Melqart sculptures. One of them is most likely K. 236. First Sub-Archaic Style - Early Cypro-Classical I, c. 480-450 B.C.

Swedish, as on the record

Kition. Kultrummet, statyer in situ. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen. Flera Herakles-Melqart skulpturer. En av dem är med stor sannolikhet K. 236. First Sub-Archaic Style - Early Cypro-Classical I, ca 480-450 B.C.

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