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Object photograph·C02224·1927–1931

Petra Tou Limniti

Two roughly shaped stone objects standing upright against a dark background, from Petra tou Limniti.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02224. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two weathered, granular stone objects stand side by side on a dark surface against a dark backdrop. The taller one on the left has a rounded top, a narrow neck-like waist and a notch on its left side; the one on the right is blockier, with a shallow groove near its top edge. Their surfaces look pitted and irregular.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Two worked stone objects from Petra tou Limniti, standing side by side against a dark backdrop
Description, scan 2
Two rounded stone objects stand side by side on a dark surface against a dark backdrop. The left one is tall and narrow, with a rounded top, a small projecting ridge at the upper front and a bulging lower body. The right one is squatter, with a shallow hollow on its upper face and a granular, weathered surface.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Petra Tou Limniti.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Petra Tou Limniti.

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