Field photograph·C01810·1929–30

Altar from the northeast, Ayia Irini

Altar from the northeast at Ayia Irini, with a round stone base and many figurines and statues in the excavated area — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01810. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round stone base with a sunken central area fills the right foreground, beside a larger rough-stone block on the left. Behind them, against the cut earth face, a group of figurines and statue fragments stands among small boxes, and more pale figures lie scattered among the stones at the left and bottom edge.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A round stone altar with a hollow, earth-filled top sits at right, beside a large rock block at left. Behind them, against the excavated bank, a row of statues and fragments stands and lies, with several small white boxes in front. A large headless statue and other broken pieces lie in the foreground at lower left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Altar from the northeast. Ayia Irini.

Swedish, as on the record

Altaret från nordöst. Ajia Irini. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen