Field photograph·C02397·1929–30

Substructure of the temple at Kition, facade to the north

Excavated stone substructure of the temple at Kition, with large blocks forming a wall face to the north — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02397. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A field photograph of a wall of large, roughly dressed limestone blocks standing in an excavation trench. The top courses are cut back in a stepped line, with a smaller block resting on the upper edge. A pale, flat surface runs along the right foreground, and the trench floor drops away at the base of the wall, with excavated soil and stones behind it.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A long wall of large dressed stone blocks runs diagonally across the frame, with a flat cap block along its top. Smaller rough stones and earth fill the excavated trench at its foot, and a stone ledge or step runs along the right side. A tall upright block stands at the right edge beside the cut earth sides of the trench.

English, translated from the Swedish record

The substructure of the temple, with the facade to the north.

Swedish, as on the record

Tempelsubstrukturen med fasad åt norr.