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Field photograph·C01818·1929–30

Grid square L 10 at Ayia Irini

Grid square L 10 at Ayia Irini: pale fragments of figures lying together in the excavated ground
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01818. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark, close view of a cluster of pale, broken figure fragments lying together in the soil. Several limbs, torso pieces and a rounded piece are visible, some resting on a raised mound of earth. Further fragments stand out at the left edge against the darkness, and spots and marks cover the lower part of the image.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Pale stone sculpture fragments, including arms and legs, lying in excavated ground in grid square L 10 at Ayia Irini.
Description, scan 2
A close view of a heap of pale, weathered stone fragments lying in the ground. Several arm and leg pieces, a rounded head-like piece and a column-shaped piece rest against a rough earth bank. A dark background surrounds the group, and water spots mark the print.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Grid square L 10. Ayia Irini.

Swedish, as on the record

Ruta L 10. Ajia Irini. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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