Field photograph·C02400·1929–30

Temple substructure at Kition, its western end during excavation

Excavation at Kition showing the western end of a temple substructure of large stone blocks in a trench — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02400. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A trench has been cut into the ground, with large pale stone blocks forming the end of the substructure. Heaps of earth and rubble rise on the right, and the dark trench floor lies in shadow in the middle. Beyond the excavation, a stone building with shuttered windows and trees stands behind open, rubble-strewn ground.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A deep excavation trench with exposed stone blocks and masonry courses forming a substructure, running diagonally across the frame. Excavated spoil heaps of earth and rubble rise along the right and back edges, and a flat open ground surface lies beyond, with a stone building with windows and trees behind it. No people are visible.

English, translated from the Swedish record

From the excavation at Kition. The end of the temple substructure to the west.

Swedish, as on the record

Från utgrävningen i Kition. Tempelsubstruktionens avslutning åt väst.