Field photograph·C02449·1929–30

Altar 50 temenos wall at Ayia Irini, seen from the north

Altar 50 and temenos wall at Ayia Irini, seen from the north across an excavated area — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02449. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A squared stone block stands upright in the foreground, its surface pitted, within an excavated pit. Behind it a low rubble-stone wall crosses the middle ground, with further wall lines to the left and right. Beyond, a spoil bank and a rise with a few trees lie under a bright sky.

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Description, scan 2: A large squared stone block, Altar 50, stands in the foreground of an excavated area at Ayia Irini. Behind it a long rubble-built wall of stones runs across the middle ground, with cut earth banks and spoil beyond. Small trees and scrub line the horizon under a pale sky.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Ayia Irini. Altar 50, temenos wall, wire-fenced, from the north.

Swedish, as on the record

Ajia Irini. Altare 50, temenosmur, trådinhägnad från norr. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen.