Field photograph·C01820·1929–30

Grid square K 10 at Ayia Irini

Excavation square K 10 at Ayia Irini, with pale clay vessels and figurines lying in situ in the trench. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01820. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A shallow excavated trench photographed from above, with many pale clay vessels and figurines lying where they were found. Tall cylindrical vessels, a broken jug and several figurines lie among sherds and loose soil. A small white card sits at the lower right edge of the frame, and faint shapes at the far top edge may be distant people.

Other scan of this record (1)

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Description, scan 2: Broken vessels and terracotta figurines lie scattered across the floor of an excavated square, including a tall cylindrical vessel, a seated figure and a head with holes at the right. Earth banks surround the square, and a few small figures stand at the far top edge, partly cut off by the frame.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Square K 10. Ayia Irini.

Swedish, as on the record

Ruta K 10. Ajia Irini. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen