Field photograph·C01733·1929–30

Central pit, statues in situ at Kition

Central pit at Kition with stone objects in situ in the excavated soil — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01733. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A deep excavated pit with earthen walls is seen from above. A large pale stone block sits against the right side, and several dark stone fragments lie in the lower centre and against the back wall, one with a rounded, worked form. A smaller pale fragment rests on a ledge at upper left.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A deep excavation pit seen from above, with earth walls cut in layers along the left and right sides. Several stone pieces lie in the pit: a large squared pale block at right, a dark worked block in the centre with a smaller block above it, and a fragment at the upper left. The floor of the pit is in shadow, and the surrounding ground is pale and loose.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Central pit, statues in situ.

Swedish, as on the record

Mittgropen, statyer in situ.