Field photograph·C01734·1929–30

The central pit at Kition, statues in situ

Deep excavation pit at Kition with stone objects and small finds lying in the floor — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01734. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A view looking down into a deep excavation pit with earth walls on both sides. On the pit floor lie a large dark stone block, a small rounded object, a curved object and scattered small pale finds. The shadowed lower part of the pit makes the objects hard to read in detail.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A dark excavated pit at Kition, seen from above, with its earthen walls showing layers of soil and stone. Several stone pieces, including a larger block with a rounded top, lie on the pit floor among small fragments and pale pebbles. The bright, plain ground at the lower left is the exposed edge of the excavation.

English, translated from the Swedish record

The central pit, statues in situ.

Swedish, as on the record

Mittgropen, statyer in situ.

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