Field photograph·C01814·1929–30

Papa Prokopios inspects the work in his field

Papa Prokopios inspects excavation work at Ayia Irini, with people gathered at the edge of a trench — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01814. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Several people stand and sit at the edge of a deep excavated trench in an open, stony field under a pale sky. A bearded man in a long dark robe stands among the group, and a woman in a headscarf sits at the trench edge. Small figurines or figure fragments lie in the soil at the bottom and right of the trench.

Other scans of this record (2)

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Description, scan 2: Workers stand and crouch around a deep excavation trench at Ayia Irini, where many clay figurines and jars lie in the soil. Women in headscarves sit on the edge, and a bearded man in a long dark robe stands at the back with other men. Cardboard boxes and a broom lie on the bare ground, with open fields and hills under a hazy sky.
Description, scan 3: A trench at Ayia Irini cuts into a ploughed field, with a group of people standing and sitting along its edge and a man crouching inside the cut. Small figurines and jars lie in the earth of the trench, and several small boxes sit on the ground around it. A broom lies in the lower right foreground, and a bearded man in a long black robe stands among the group.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Copy photograph. Papa Prokopios inspects the work in his field. Work in progress at Ayia Irini.

Swedish, as on the record

Repro. Cypernexpeditionen, Papa Prokopios inspekterar arbetet på sin åker.

Swedish, as on the record

Arbetsbild. Ajia Irini. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen