Field photograph·C02418·1929–30

Temenos topography, Ayia Irini

Excavated stone walls and foundations at Ayia Irini, with open ground and scattered trees behind.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02418. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Low stone walls and foundations stand in an excavated area, with rectangular rooms and partly cleared trenches lying in the foreground. Spoil heaps of pale earth and rubble lie beyond, and a broad, open hillside with scattered shrubs and trees stretches to the horizon under a pale sky.

English, translated from the original record

Field photograph of the temenos topography at Ayia Irini, showing a wall, a tree and excavation.

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