Field photograph·C02466·1929–30

Temenos topography at Ayia Irini, excavation with people and trees

Excavated stone walls at Ayia Irini, with trees, the sea on the horizon and people working in the background — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02466. Public domain (CC0).

Description

In the foreground a low rectangular structure of rough stone courses stands in an excavated area, with a curved stone wall running across the middle distance. Olive-like trees grow on the left, and the flat sea shows along the horizon. Several figures stand near a trench in the background at the right.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Ayia Irini, with people and trees visible in the temenos topography.

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