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Field photograph·C01827·1929–30

Votive deposit at Ayia Irini, western part

Field photograph of a votive deposit at Ayia Irini, western part, with many figures and fragments heaped against an earth bank
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01827. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dense heap of figures and fragments lies in the excavation against a dark earth bank. Larger standing figures with headdresses and pillar-like bodies stand at the back, while smaller figures, heads and limbs are piled in front. A large rounded boulder fills the lower left foreground, and the ground is bare soil.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Votive deposit at Ayia Irini, western part, with a dense heap of sculptured figures and heads in pale stone
Description, scan 2
A dense heap of carved figures and heads fills the centre of the picture, many standing upright and others lying tangled together among the stones. Several figures wear tall headdresses, and many are fragmentary, with heads, arms or limbs missing. A large rounded boulder fills the left foreground against the excavated ground.

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)