Field photograph·C01826·1929–30

Western part of the votive deposit at Ayia Irini

Western part of the votive deposit at Ayia Irini, with many pale figures and statues packed into an excavated pit
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01826. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Many pale figures and statues, some standing with tall headdresses and others lying on their sides, are packed together in an excavated pit with earth walls behind them. Smaller figures and fragments lie in the foreground, and a few vessels appear at the right edge.

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  • Western part of the votive deposit at Ayia Irini, with many figures lying and standing in an excavated trench
Description, scan 2
Many pale terracotta figures are crowded together in a trench with earth walls behind them. Some are standing human figures with helmets or caps and visible arms and torsos, while others are broken or lying on their sides. Smaller animal figures and a vessel lie in the loose soil at the lower edges of the picture.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Copy photograph. Ayia Irini, western part of the votive deposit.

Swedish, as on the record

Repro. Från svenska cypernexpedi- tionen. Ajia Irini, västra delen av votivdepån.

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