Field photograph·C01748·1929–30

The big profile at upper marmara (marble?), Kition

Deep excavation trench with a tall soil section and a large pale stone block at its base, Kition — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01748. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A deep excavation trench cut through layered soil, with a tall vertical section of earth and rubble along the left side and back. At the bottom, a large pale rectangular stone block sits on a ledge of the cut, and a cord runs along the top edge of the section. Loose stones and rubble lie on the ground at the upper right, and the dark floor of the trench falls away to the right.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: Excavation photograph looking down into a deep trench, with a tall, stony soil section filling the left and back of the frame and loose stones on the ground at upper right. A large pale rectangular stone block sits at the base in the foreground, and a taut string line runs along the top of the section. No people are visible.

English, translated from the Swedish record

The big profile at upper marmara (marble?).

Swedish, as on the record

Stora profilen vid övre marmara (marmor?)