Field photograph·C02250·1929–30

Kition. Press in Room XXI

Rock-cut press in Room XXI at Kition: a rounded hollow in rough rock with stone blocks at its edge — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02250. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close view of a rounded hollow cut into rough rock, its dark interior in deep shadow and its upper rim formed by a curved stone slab. Several rough-cut stone blocks sit at the lower left of the opening, and the surrounding rock surface is pitted and uneven. The cut is shown without any scale or people.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A close photograph of a rounded hollow cut into a rock face. Its curved upper edge and dark interior stand out against the lighter, grainy surface of the bedrock. Loose stone blocks lie at the bottom of the hollow and in the lower left of the frame.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Kition. Press in Room XXI.

Swedish, as on the record

Kition. Press i rum XXI.

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