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Field photograph·C01771·1929–30

Excavation at Kition, Larnaca

Carved stone figure lying in a stone trough among rock blocks at Kition, Larnaca.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01771. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone figure, seen from the foot upward, lies in a rectangular stone trough inside a dark chamber. The foot has separate toes, and the body continues toward the upper right, where an arm bends near the edge of the trough. Large rough blocks of pale stone frame the left and right foreground, and the surface of the figure is weathered and dark.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Carved stone figure lying in a rectangular stone trough, with large rough stone blocks around it, at Kition
Description, scan 2
A carved stone figure lies in a rectangular stone trough, with its feet at the left and its head at the right, set in a dark recess. Large rough limestone blocks and rubble fill the foreground and sides of the frame. The surface of the figure is weathered and partly in shadow.

English, translated from the original record

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

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)