Field photograph·C02398·1929–30

Bamboula's eastern part, after the excavation

Excavated stone walls and large cut blocks at Bamboula, Kition, with a spoil heap behind and trees beyond.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02398. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Low stone walls and large squared blocks stand in a shallow excavated area, with rubble and a heap of excavated earth piled up behind them. Trees and a few buildings with walls and a fence line the flat ground in the background under a pale sky. No people are shown; the view is taken from above the excavated area looking across the remains.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Excavated area at Bamboula, Kition, with exposed stone walls and a heap of earth behind them
Description, scan 2
Exposed stone walls and rectangular pale stone blocks lie in the excavated area in the foreground, with cut edges and gaps between them. A large heap of excavated earth and rubble rises at left, and trees and low buildings with a boundary wall stand in the background under a bright sky.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Bamboula's eastern part, after the excavation.

Swedish, as on the record

Bamboulas östra del efter utgrävningen.

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