Field photograph·C01754·1929–30

The cult room from the south, at levels 2000 and 2.80

Excavated cult room at Kition seen from the south, with a stone-filled floor and a standing stone block at the right. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01754. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A deep excavation cutting with dark, layered earth walls rising on the left and back, and a floor of scattered stones and rubble in the foreground. A tall rough-hewn stone block stands against the right edge, topped by a smaller carved piece. No people are shown; the view is taken straight across the room from the south.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A trench cut into soil shows a vertical earthen face at the back and left, with diagonal tool marks across its surface. The floor in the foreground is a scatter of rounded and flat stones set in dark soil. At the right edge, a tall worked stone block with a smaller projecting piece on top stands against the trench side.

English, translated from the Swedish record

The cult room from the south, from level 2000 and 2.80.

Swedish, as on the record

Kultrummet från söder, från nivå 2000 och 2.80.