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Field photograph·C02485·1930

Field photograph at Enkomi

Excavation at Enkomi with workers among spoil heaps, a white tent, and a shaded shelter of poles and matting.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02485. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing person in a wide-brimmed hat and striped shirt stands under a rough shelter of poles and matting on the left. Behind, many people work and sit among heaps of excavated earth and scattered stones across a dry, open site. A white tent stands at the right, and a basket lies on the ground near the left edge.

Other scan of this record (1)

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Description, scan 2
A man in a hat and striped shirt stands under a rough brushwood shelter on poles, with a basket at his feet. Behind him, spoil heaps rise across an excavated field, and many workers bend, sit or stand among the rocks. A white tent stands at the right edge, with a few people beside it.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Field photograph. Enkomi.

Swedish, as on the record

Fältbild. Enkomi. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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