Field photograph·C01801·1929–30
Overview of figurines and sculptures in front of the altar at Ayia Irini
Description
An overview of a deep excavation trench with many terracotta figurines and sculptures lying in the ground in front of a large drum-shaped block. Standing and seated figures, some with tall headdresses, are crowded among broken cylindrical pedestals and fragments along the back of the cut. Earth faces frame the pit, and loose fragments lie scattered across the floor in the foreground.
Other scan of this record (1)
- Description, scan 2
- An overview of a shallow excavated trench filled with many terracotta figurines and sculpture fragments, mostly figures with heads and bodies, set closely together. Earth banks rise at the left and right, with a larger block of earth in the right foreground. A number label appears in the lower right corner, and a few loose pieces lie in the foreground.
English, translated from the Swedish record
Copy photograph. Overview of the terracotta figurines and sculptures in front of the altar at Ayia Irini.
Swedish, as on the record
Repro.Helhetsbild över terrakotta figurinerna och skulpturerna framför altaret i Ajia Irini. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen
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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)