Field photograph·C02304·1930

Excavation at Amathus with objects and stones

Excavation trench at Amathus with pottery vessels and large stone slabs lying in the cut — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02304. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A deep excavation cut seen from above, with steep earth walls and a rock face on the right. A large flat stone slab lies across the pit floor, with a standing slab and a long stone beside it. Several pottery vessels and a bowl are scattered among the stones and soil.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Amathus with objects and stones.

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