Field photograph·C02260·1929–30
Accumulation of statues in the south-west corner, from the excavation at Kition
Description
Broken stone sculpture fragments lie crowded together in an excavated pit at Kition, set against a cut earth and rock face. A tall, slender fragment stands upright in the centre, with a squared block beside it and a small head to the left. Smaller cylindrical pieces and a long worn piece lie across the foreground among loose soil and stones.
Other scan of this record (1)
- Description, scan 2
- Stone sculpture fragments lie together in the bottom of an excavation pit at Kition, against a rough, cut earth and rock face. A tall, upright fragment with a rounded base stands in the centre, with a blocky piece to its right and a rounded, head-like piece at the far left. Several cylindrical and blocky stone pieces lie scattered on the soil in the foreground.
English, translated from the Swedish record
Accumulation of statues in the south-west corner, from the excavation at Kition. A large male sculpture in the middle; the sculpture beside it could possibly be one of the Herakles/Melqart sculptures found at Kition. A sculptured head is visible on the left.
Swedish, as on the record
Statyanhopning i S.V. hörnet, från utgrävningen i Kition. En stor manlig skulptur i mitten, skulpturen bredvid kan möjligtvis vara en av de Herakles/Melqart skulpturerna som hittades i Kition. Till vänster syns ett skulpturhuvud.
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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)