Field photograph·C02423·1929–30

Wall and stones during excavation at Ayia Irini

Excavated rubble stone walls at Ayia Irini, with a spoil heap at the upper left — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02423. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Low walls of rubble stone stand in a bare excavated area at Ayia Irini. In the foreground a rectangular wall block has an inner recess with its top courses exposed, and further walls run across the middle and background. A heap of loose soil sits at the upper left, and an upright stone block stands among rubble at the upper right.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at the temenos at Ayia Irini, showing a wall and stones.

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