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Field photograph·C02533·1929–30

Altar in Late Archaic condition at Ayia Irini

Altar in Late Archaic condition at Ayia Irini, a large rounded stone block with a hollow top in an excavation trench.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02533. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large rounded stone block with a worn, hollowed top stands on a low stone base in an excavation trench, seen from the north-east. Smaller stones lie around its foot and on the trench floor. A wooden-handled pick lies at the right edge, and the earth face of the trench rises behind, showing layers of soil.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Stone altar block standing in an excavated area at Ayia Irini, seen from the north-east.
Description, scan 2
A large, roughly dressed stone block with a hollowed top stands on a broader stone base in an excavation area. Smaller rubble stones lie around its foot, and a pick with a wooden handle rests on the ground at the right. Excavated earth banks rise in the background, and the trench edge drops away at the right.

English, translated from the Swedish record

The altar in its Late Archaic condition, seen from the north-east. Ayia Irini.

Swedish, as on the record

Altaret i senarkaiskt skick från nordöst. Ajia Irini. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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