Field photograph·C01737·1929–30
Middle pit, sculptures in situ at Kition
Description
Several sculptures lie and stand in an excavation pit, most of them headless, with plank-like bodies. The central figure stands upright with a conical cap on its head and its arms at its sides. To the left, a figure has one arm bent forward, and a loose head lies in the soil beside its base.
Other scan of this record (1)
- Description, scan 2
- Several pale statues stand and lie among earth and rock in a pit, photographed where they were found. A central standing figure wearing a conical cap faces the camera, flanked by headless bodies with flat, slab-like torsos. The figure on the left bends one arm forward, and a small fragment lies on the ground near the bottom left corner.
English, translated from the Swedish record
Middle pit, sculptures in situ. The sculpture in the middle wears a conical cap on its head, as many of the sculptures from Kition do. The sculpture to the left holds an animal. All the sculptures appear to be archaic and have plank-shaped bodies.
Swedish, as on the record
Mittgropen, skulpturer in situ. Skulpturen i mitten bär en konisk mössa på huvudet vilket många av skulpturerna från Kition gör. Skulpturen till vänster håller ett djur. Alla skulpturerna verkar vara arkaiska och har plankformade kroppar.
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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)