Field photograph·C01770·1929–30

Excavation at Kition, Larnaca

Excavation trench at Kition with rubble stone masses, a stepped ledge, and a flat slab holding a small object — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01770. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A deep excavation trench with earthen sections rising on the sides and layered banks above. In the foreground a large mass of rough, crumbled stone rubble sits beside a low flat slab with a small object on it, and a stepped ledge of stone runs along the right. No people are working in the trench.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: View down into a deep excavation trench at Kition, with cut earth faces and flat stepped ledges along the far and left sides. In the centre a large rough, crumbling mass of stone or plaster rests on a low base, with a smaller block and a flat slab beside it. A number label sits in the lower right corner.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Kition, Larnaca, showing objects and stones in the excavation.

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